Guatemala Huehue Tectictan - Alfredo Alvaro Ramirez Lote Especial #1

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2025/26
Status	ETA Jun 2026
Lot Number	P615430-1

Alameda, CA: 10 Bag(s)

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About This Coffee

In the high hills of Loma Bonita, a small community tucked into the mountains of Tectitán, farmer Alfredo Ramírez is cultivating more than coffee—he’s cultivating promise. Five years ago, Alfredo planted his first coffee trees as an experiment, unsure how they would adapt to the cool, elevated terrain. Today, his farm, Los Pinos—named after the surrounding pine trees—is a thriving micro-lot, where careful hands and curiosity have turned a test into a purpose.

Alfredo tends to 0.88 hectares of land at 2,000 meters above sea level, growing Catimor, Bourbon, and Caturra varieties with the support of his family and the guidance of technical advisors. He’s a grower who values learning, who has refined his methods year after year, and who finds deep satisfaction in watching his efforts come to life during harvest. For Alfredo, every cherry picked is a measure of progress—proof that with patience and care, quality grows.

Country of Origin	Guatemala
Region	Loma Bonita, Tectitán, Huehuetenango
Producer Type	Single Estate
Farm Name	Los Pinos
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.