Make 10 Years the Maipo drawer saw an initiative born that lasts so far, although in a different way. The Bunna Cafetería project opened its doors in 2015 at its first premises located in the sector of the whereabouts 6 Las Vertientes, In an old theater that received concerts, cultural samples, Theater and also to diners who knew about coffee culture.
And just one of the main missions he assumed Bunna —Termine in Amárico, which means “café” and that It also designates the traditional Ethiopian ceremony around its preparation and collective consumption- It is rescuing the ancestral essence of coffee as Meeting symbol, community and conscience.
This practice has its origin in Ethiopia, Recognized as coffee cradle, from where this aromatic and energizing drink expanded to the world, transforming into a daily ritual that connects people every morning.
After a couple of years in its first location, at the beginning of 2017 Bunna Cafeteria moved to her second home, Also in the Maipo drawer, although this time at the entrance, In the work sector, where cultural and musical events also continued, Many of them remembered so far.
Among those moments are the kitchen classes of Mama Fyah -Ascended to Zion a few months ago– or the meeting after 11 years of the Tanaka brothers.
More than two years lasted this second stage of Bunna, until 2019, And from there The project has remained alive in various ways, as a limited edition of Ethiopian Café, Special events, Anniversaries and an International Festival of Coffee and Arts in 2022, which served to celebrate the 7 Bunna years.
“Much emotion and thanks”
And now in 2025, Jorge Julio Espinoza, the “Brother Jordan”, Creator with his family from Bunna, will celebrate your Tenth anniversary with a special event that will take this Saturday 31 of May In the restaurant THE VIZCACHAS terrace, Located on the way to San José de Maipo 07820, at Geopark Las Vizcachas.
“The feeling of this encounter is very emotion because they are 10 years of a project that has had an initial record and certain annual events that maintain the living concept. So it is a pleasure to share that feeling and share culture, show, What we like to do, How we pass it”, Jordan manifests a Reggae Chalice Magazine From Antofagasta, where currently resides.
Espinoza adds that “While we have no physical place, We give the instance to get together once a year, In this case as the anniversary 10, We got together a while ago for the seventh, The fourth, third, second and first anniversary and we have maintained the concept”.
According to the promoter of this initiative, The idea of this event, That will be free, it is thank all hundreds of followers and friends of Bunna that still remember that energy of African culture, etiope, Reggae and coffee in the drawer.
“My goal is to thank the bunnitos for your endurance and support these 10 years, It is a way to thank the people who have managed, that follows us everywhere. And that audience is always there and are friends, They are customers, It is the entire Bunna environment, That's why we want to give a gift to all bunnitos and bunnitas, give them the best show”, Jordan raises.
The event
This tenth anniversary of Bunna -which will be a gala to go with its best “surface” In the personal style- will begin at 16:00 hours with cultural samples such as the traditional coffee ceremony in Ethiopia, Ethiopian art sample, Art gallery and there will also be space with games for children, since it is an event for the whole family.
Later, around 19:00 hours, It will be the turn of music with the participation of Oscar & Kutral Dub, DJ Patúa, Nico Zegers, Kaloroots, Newen Maicroflow, OscarRoots, Isaiah Ras And as honor guests will be Especially Meneses LB1, Hiphop pioneer in Chile, Y José Dolores.
After that, near the 22:00 hours, it will be The bunna party with dancehall music to move the living room until 3:00 am For those who still have energies and desire to dance.
Bunna's future
Although for now it lacks a physical place, Bunna aspires to resume its origin and return to a space to continue with the cafeteria project, an idea that takes shape and that sooner rather than later we will see again.
“Yes, There is the project to have a physical place And we are working for it, Thus, Bunna has to stay alive in time, That is why these annual meetings have had, Because the project, having a physical place, Obviously it will expand and there are also many dreams. I mean, If you ask me to dream, Let's dream then. Would have branches in the north, the south and center of the country”, Jordan holds.
further, emphasizes that “What we want to project with Bunna in the short and long term is that the project is taking a lot of strength In your concept, Like a large pizza industry, of coffee, Prepare our grains, Have our pizzerias”.
“Let's enjoy music, Let's enjoy children, Let's eat something rich, Let's wear beautiful and have fun, Let's enjoy and raise African Ethiopian banners like a gala, As they deserve, We gave him all that style because he deserves it and the situation merits it”, concludes who leads this gastronomic project, cultural y musical.
