Guatemala Huehuetenango FTO - Guaya'b Cooperative

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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2022/23
Status ETA Jun 2023
Lot Number P610096-1
  • 275 Bag(s)
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About This Coffee

The area around the volcano Tolima is not only, as one would expect, rich in volcanic soils, it is a “neotropical high mountain biome,” known for dramatic fluctuations in temperature described by locals as summer every day and winter every night. These fluctuations—at lower altitudes where they are no so dramatic—are great for growing coffee. The Pijaos people, native to the region long before the Spanish arrived, called the volcano “Dulima,” meaning Snow Queen. 

Country of Origin Guatemala
Harvest Season 2022/23
Coffee Grade GTM CA WA SHB HH FANCY
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Processing Washed
Variety Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica
Region Huehuetenango
Farm Name Various smallholders
Growing Altitude >1500m
Certifications Smithsonian Migratory Bird Certification, FLO Fairtrade Certified, Organic certified

History of Coffee in Guatemala

Although coffee was brought over from the Caribbean in the mid-18th century by Jesuit priests, it was used primarily as an ornamental plant and garden crop for 100 years in Guatemala. Coffee wasn’t widely traded, however, until commercial production began in the 1850s. The volcanic soil and various micro-climates proved ideal for growing coffee in Guatemala. Coffee, within a generation, became the country’s most important crop. In 1860, Guatemala exported 140,000 pounds of coffee, and just 25 years later, the country was exporting over 40 million pounds. Large numbers of coffee farmers were German immigrants responsible for many inventions and innovations related to coffee milling. Most of Guatemala’s coffee was exported to Germany until the First World War, when exports shifted to the United States.

Growing Coffee in Guatemala

Coffee farming practices are similar to other countries in the region, but Guatemala has an abundance of water, volcanic soil, and very distinct micro-climates compared to its neighbors. Although late to coffee, Guatemala recognized and responded to the needs of the emerging specialty coffee sector earlier than most coffee-producing regions. Anacafé, the coffee producers association in Guatemala, identifies seven growing regions: Fraijanes, the plateau south of Guatemala City; Coban, a rainforest region in the center of the country; Huehuetenango, highlands near the border with Mexico; Atitlan, primarily the volcanic mountains on the Pacific side of Lake Atitlan; San Marcos, between Huehuetenango and the Pacific Ocean; Oriente, the driest of the growing regions located near the eastern border with Honduras; and the most famous of all, Antigua, nestled among the volcanoes an hour’s drive southwest of Guatemala City.

  • Status Forward
  • Region Huehuetenango
  • Farm Name Various smallholders
  • Processing Washed
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Certifications Smithsonian Migratory Bird Certification, FLO Fairtrade Certified, Organic certified
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica
  • Coffee Grade GTM CA WA SHB HH FANCY
  • Growing Altitude >1500m
  • Ctrm Region Huehuetenango
  • Country of Origin Guatemala
  • Warehouse TBA
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot No
  • CTRM Contract Number P610096-1

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