Diana Uribe Coffee Talk Hits Panama City on August 6
Culture: Panama City
Key Facts
—Event. Colombian historian Diana Uribe brings her talk “The History of Coffee Like You’ve Never Been Told” to Panama City.
—Date. Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ateneo auditorium at Ciudad del Saber.
—Tickets. Sold online through Panatickets, with part of the proceeds going to a hearing-health foundation.
—Context. Panama hosts World of Coffee in October 2026, the first Latin-American country to stage the event.
—Speaker. Uribe has spent more than two decades telling history on radio, podcasts and live stages across Latin America.
The Diana Uribe coffee talk arrives in Panama City on Thursday, August 6, 2026, tracing how one small bean shaped trade, culture and daily life around the world.
What the Diana Uribe Coffee Talk Is About
The title sounds bold in Spanish: “La historia del café como nunca te la han contado.” In English, it promises the history of coffee like you have never heard it before.
The full evening title adds three more words: history, culture and power. Coffee appears here as a force that moved economies and shaped societies, not just a morning habit.
Uribe starts at the beginning, with coffee’s origins in Africa and its early trade through the Middle East. From there she follows the bean to Europe and on to the Americas.
The talk moves across five angles at once: historical, cultural, economic, scientific and gastronomic. Few everyday products can carry that much story.
Who Is Diana Uribe?
Diana Uribe is a Colombian historian, born in Bogotá in 1959, who studied at Universidad de los Andes. She went on to become one of Latin America’s best-known history storytellers.
For more than twenty years she has explained world history on the radio, most famously with “La historia del mundo” on Caracol Radio. Her podcasts and stage talks draw large audiences across the Spanish-speaking world.
Over the years she has moved easily between radio studios, podcast feeds and theater stages. The common thread is a storyteller’s instinct for the gripping detail.
Her style is simple: big events told like a good story, without academic jargon. That makes her a natural fit for a subject everyone knows from the breakfast table.
Why Panama Is the Right Stage
Panama is small, but its coffee is mighty. Geisha beans from highland farms around Boquete and Volcán have set record prices at international auctions.
The country has just crowned its Best of Panama 2026 winners, and the industry is riding high. Specialty buyers treat Panamanian Geisha like a fine wine.
The biggest proof comes in October 2026, when Panama hosts World of Coffee. It is the first time the global specialty-coffee fair chooses a Latin-American country as its stage.
World of Coffee is the specialty-coffee industry’s biggest annual gathering. Landing it is a badge of honor for Panama’s growers.
An Evening for Everyone, Not Just Experts
The organizers stress that the evening is built for a broad public, not only for producers or coffee professionals. The goal is to invite everyone to reflect on what this drink means for culture and development.
Organizers describe the format as a conversatorio, a guided conversation rather than a stiff keynote. The event is co-produced by Mónica Alvarado and María del Carmen Díaz.
You do not need to know coffee varieties or brewing methods to enjoy it. If you like a good story and a good cup, you are the target audience.
The Venue and the Tickets
The talk takes place at the Ateneo, the auditorium of Ciudad del Saber in Panama City. The City of Knowledge is a former U.S. Army base turned campus for science, culture and international organizations.
Ciudad del Saber sits on the edge of the city, next to the old canal zone. The campus is easy to reach by car or taxi from downtown.
Tickets are sold online through Panatickets. For a one-night event with a popular speaker, buying early is the safe move.
A Talk That Also Does Good
Part of the ticket proceeds goes to Fundación Oír es Vivir. The Panamanian foundation promotes hearing health and supports people living with hearing loss.
The name translates as “Hearing Is Living.” Its work covers prevention as well as support for people with hearing loss.
The pairing fits an evening about connection, supporting people who struggle to connect. It gives the ticket price a second purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is the Diana Uribe coffee talk in Panama City?
The talk takes place on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Ateneo auditorium in Ciudad del Saber, Panama City. Tickets are sold online via Panatickets.
Part of the proceeds supports Fundación Oír es Vivir, a hearing-health charity. It is a one-night event.
Who is Diana Uribe?
She is a Colombian historian and one of Latin America’s best-known history communicators. For over two decades she has told world history on radio, podcasts and live stages in simple, friendly language.
Why does the talk matter for Panama?
Panama’s Geisha coffee breaks auction records, and the country hosts World of Coffee in October 2026, a first for Latin America. The talk places that success inside a much bigger global story.
Geisha beans from farms around Boquete and Volcán have set auction records, and the Best of Panama awards just crowned their 2026 winners. October’s World of Coffee turns that momentum into a global spotlight.
Sources
La Prensa · Panatickets · Somos Impacto Positivo · Vamos Eventos
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Sources: La Prensa (Panama); Panatickets; Somos Impacto Positivo; Vamos Eventos.
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