Upon graduation in 1971 Mike moved to South Lake Tahoe, to operate a gift and pawn shop, Dave joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to Nicaragua, Central America and Bing went to Sun Valley to ski and work in construction.

In 1975 Mike joined with Dave to administer a farming operation in Jalapa, Nicaragua. In 1977, Bing arrived to help Mike work a farm in nearby Murra, Nicaragua while Dave remained in Jalapa.

It was during this time that the "three Amigos" were introduced to the coffee business as buyers, growers and exporters.

Unfortunately their stay was cut short by the onset of a civil war as the Sandinistas overthrew the Samoza regime. In 1978 all three were forced to leave the country.

After the war ended, Dave returned to Nicaragua and kept in close contact with Mike and Bing. In 1998 Dave summoned his old friends to Nicaragua to investigate the possibility of investing in coffee properties that had been neglected during the war.

Mike was encouraged with post-war prospects of farming coffee in Nicaragua and made the decision to invest. At this time Mike, Dave and Bing own approximately 1,000 acres of land on the slopes of Jesus Mountain and 50 acres in Jalapa.

Dave Lintner still lives in Jalapa, and oversees the coffee growing operation while Mike and Bing live in Stockton, CA and operate the Jesus Mountain Roasting Company.

With about 200 acres of land planted in coffee, the farm will be producing from 400,000 to 600,000 pounds of coffee per year in the near future.