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From Coffee Wars to Kalosi Market

The fertile coffee plantation that covers the highland of Toraja and Tana Toraja once triggered wars in South Sulawesi in 1887. The wars involved coffee traders and even some kingdoms.

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A ground coffee seller prepares coffee at Bittuang Market in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, on Friday (19/1/2018). The ground coffee is sold for Rp 10,000 (left), Rp 20,000 (center) and Rp 25,000.

The fertile coffee plantation that covers the highland of Toraja and Tana Toraja once triggered wars in South Sulawesi in 1887. The wars involved coffee traders and even some kingdoms. The wars also marked the glory of two big coffee names, Toraja and Kalosi coffee.

Traces of wars and the arrival of Luwu and Sidenreng traders to Toraja to find coffee can be seen from several old mosques there. “The mosques were built by the traders,” said Sulaiman Miting, a Toraja traditional leader, in January 2018. Sulaiman’s forefathers were involved in the wars.

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