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Guatemala coffee production began in the 1850's. Today coffee farms average from 1-50 hectares In this diverse ecosystem, coffee growing altitudes range from 1200-1900 meters above sea level. There are seven regions in Guatemala that grow coffee and they are: Antigua, Atitlan, Fraijanes Plateau, Highland Huehuetenango, Nuevo Oriente, Rainforest Cobán, Volcan San Marcos. Guatemala produces some of the most aromatic coffee beans in the world. The flavor is known to be spicy and rich while the texture tends to be full to medium bodied. Get in touch with us Drop us a line to get more information about our coffees.
Growing Guatemala
Reference notes on the crop itself. Lot-level detail is confirmed with the desk coffee by coffee.
- Harvest
- November to Aprilsource
- Altitude
- Roughly 1,300 to 2,000 m across the eight regions. Anacafé's regional profiles run from about 4,300 ft (1,300 m) in Cobán to 6,500 ft (2,000 m) in Highland Huehue; coffee grown above 1,350 m is classed strictly hard bean.source
- Varietals
- Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí, Typica, Pache and Maragogype, with rust-tolerant Catimor and Sarchimor now widely plantedsource
- Processing
- Predominantly washed or mechanically demucilaged; natural and honey are becoming more commonsource
- Growing regions
- Acatenango Valley, Antigua Coffee, Traditional Atitlán, Rainforest Cobán, Fraijanes Plateau, Highland Huehue, New Oriente and Volcanic San Marcossource
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