The origin of Coopellano Bonito dates back to January 12, 1972, when 189 small coffee producers from the district of Llano Bonito de Leon Cortes united in a co-operative. They united out of necessity because of social and economic problems caused by their distance to the city and by lack of communication infrastructure. Before Coopellano Bonito, producers suffered exploitation at the hands of private mills that would buy their coffee for exceptionally low prices.

   The new co-operative would ensure the producers got a better price for their high quality crop.

   January 12, 1972 was the inaugural assembly for Coopellano Bonito and the first manager and board of directors were named. The co-operative purchased the Beneficio Victoria from Braulio Odio Herrera and the name was then changed to Beneficio Coopellano Bonito. The mill has been an important part in the development of the community of Leon Cortes, and will continue to be so in the future.


Today, more than 500 coffee producers belong to Coopellano Bonito.


      Coopellano Bonito is located at an average altitude of 1500 metres above sea level high in the mountains of Tarrazu which include the communities of Santa Juana, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, San Francisco, La Trinidad, Bajos de Parrita, Llano Bonito Centro, San Juan, San Luis, Cementario, and San Gabriel. More than 500 producers belong to the co-operative and they produce an annual harvest of around 14,000 fanegas.