Caseritos, bienvenidos!
In 2020 we materialized a dream by starting our pop up espresso bar concept in WS-NC.
Everything started when our multicultural family moved to the United States from Cochabamba, Bolivia six years ago.
Doug and I met while working in a coffee shop - Italian restaurant back in my hometown many years ago. We always dreamed to have a coffee shop that could gather all of our present and future friends, no mater their passions and paths in life, but shifted gears during the pandemic to a more versatile concept. We have enjoyed sharing our culture and coffee and making friends wherever we go with our mobile espresso bar.
“INTI” (Quechua for SUN) is a place of coexistence.
We wan to give you a glimpse of Bolivia through our specialty drinks and the inspiration behind our menu, and hopefully soon by importing Bolivian beans.
We hope you can join us to cross a cultural bridge together, from beginning to end one coffee cup at the time.
INTI - noun: Quechua - SUN
QUECHUA - Indigenous language spoken widely in Bolivia and other six countries in Latinoamerica. Origins from the Inca empire.
INTI HOUSE - Mobile espresso bar concept created with the dream to share our heritage through coffee, relationships and food.
SUMAJ P’UNCHAY - Quechua - Good Morning!
CA-SE-RI-TOS (tas) - [kah-seh-ree-toes] Pet-name called out to shoppers by the charismatic merchants in the chaotic open-air markets of Bolivia, the more you buy, the better they will
‘YAPARTE’ [yah-par] verb: Quechua - Español: to give a little extra to ensure loyalty.
TUPANANCHISKAMA: Quechua - Until we meet again.
“A TASTE OF HOME
Couple shares loves of Bolivian culture at coffee bar”
MICHAEL HASTINGS.
— Reporter WSJ
