Guatemala - El Salvador 2015

The Ken Gabbay delegation with members of Nuevo Sendero cooperative (Santa Rosa, Guatemala)

Cupping session at CAFCOM, Guatemala.

The Ken Gabbay delegation at J. HILL's mill in Santa Ana, El Salvador.

Coffee cupping lab at J.HILL, Santa Ana, El Salvador.

Coffee harvest at Finca Retana in Antigua

Coffee nursery at Finca Retana in Antigua (Guatemala).

Sunday in Antigua. A colonial city located 50 km from Guatemala City. It attracts thousands of Guatemalans during weekends and countless tourists all year long. Antigua has been declared as a World Heritage location by UNESCO. Antigua is also a world-famous location for coffee production, and is surrounded by many farms which produce world-class coffee.

Drying patios at Finca Retana in Antigua. Parchment coffee drying under the sun.

Coffee nursery at J. HILL in Santa Ana (El Salvador). J. HILL, one of El Salvador's leading coffee exporters, has an licensing agreement with WCR (World Coffee Research). Many new rust-resistant and climate-friendly arabica coffee varieties are being developed on their farms and in their nurseries. The future of Arabica might depend on this research!!!

Alvin Suissa and coop. Nuevo Sendero's founder (Mr. Donis). 3 generations of coffee producers, still working on their farms.

"Nuevo Sendero"'s coffee agronomist shows is how to prune a coffee tree, in order to foster better growth and optimal coffee production for the following harvest.

Visit at the "Nuevo Sendero" (New Path) cooperative in Santa Rosa (Guatemala). Cooperative members and founders welcome Ken Gabbay's staff and customers.

Coffee warehouses at Fedecocagua, Palin, Guatemala.

Drying of coffee cherries at J. HILL's mill in Santa Ama, El Salvador. The result of this process will be "natural Arabica coffee". A specialty item much praised by baristas world-wide.