Cafetería La Maylú: an icon in the municipality of Andes with 57 years that could say goodbye
At the end of Cafetería Maylú, on the right corner, sitting and a little upright, is don Mauro de Jesús Bedoya Agudelo, its founder, reading the printed edition of El Colombiano with the help of glasses. It is almost noon on Monday and the municipality of Andes is scorched by a biting sun that portends rain, but the coolness of that place is the same as that of this 88-year-old man, who meticulously follows with his gaze the many paragraphs of a regional news story.
TL;DR
- La Maylú café, established in 1969 by Mauro Bedoya and Luz Inés García Rivas, is a 57-year-old establishment in Andes.
- The café, named after its founders, started as a small store and evolved into a community hub, selling snacks and serving as a meeting point.
- Don Mauro has a long-standing relationship with El Colombiano newspaper, having distributed it for decades, turning La Maylú into a key sales point.
- La Maylú is now facing a potential closure as the owner of the building, the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes parish, is seeking to reclaim the space, issuing an eviction notice.
- Mauro Bedoya is challenging the eviction, citing a valid lease agreement that he claims extends until January 2026, and disputes the legal basis of the termination notice.
- The potential closure has caused distress to Mauro, his family, employees, and loyal customers, who view La Maylú as a vital part of the town's heritage.