Guatemala Huehue Tectictan - Silvestre Velasquez Lote Especial #2

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2025/26
Status	ETA Aug 2026
Lot Number	P615810-1

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About This Coffee

When Silvestre Justiniano Velásquez Morales planted his first coffee trees eight years ago, he wasn’t sure what would come of it. The goal was simple: test whether coffee could adapt to the land. What followed was a quiet transformation. Through hard work, technical guidance, and the steady support of his family, Silvestre turned a small test plot into a thriving farm. Today, Rancho Las Vegas is a productive micro-lot perched at high elevation, where each harvest reflects not only altitude and soil—but the dedication of a farmer determined to improve.

Named after its location near a river, Rancho Las Vegas spans 1.32 hectares at 2,000 meters above sea level. Silvestre cultivates Catimor, Bourbon, and Caturra—varieties that have responded well to the farm’s rich clay loam soil and mountain microclimate. With every harvest, he continues to refine his approach, adopting better methods for plant care, nutrition, and quality—all guided by curiosity and commitment.

Country of Origin	Guatemala
Region	Ixconolí, Huehuetenango
Producer Type	Single Estate
Farm Name	Rancho Las Vegas
Processing	Washed
Processing Description	48hr fermentation, sun-dried on patios
Growing Altitude	2000m

Harvest Season	2025/26
Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Arabica
Variety	Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra

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.