Santiago Linarez

Barista & Host

Having fled the dictatorship in Venezuela, he emigrated as a child in search of a better quality of life. After spending short periods in various Latin American countries, he arrived in Lima, Peru, in 2018, where he studied, specialising in barista skills and mixology. After nine years in Lima, he left to pursue further growth away from the big cities, settling temporarily in Cusco. The son of a visual artist and a coffee enthusiast, he found a place at Xapiri Ground where he could support a project aligned with his ideals, doing what he loves whilst surrounded by the art he is passionate about.