Guatemala Cafe Delas - Maria Raymundo & María Izaguirre Lote Especial

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Bag Weight	69 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2025/26
Status	ETA Aug 2026
Lot Number	P615670-4

Alameda, CA: 13 Bag(s)

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About This Coffee

This lot is composed of selections from two participants in our Cafe Delas woman producer program, Maria Raymundo and Maria Izaguirre.

When María Izaguirre Ruíz took over her family's coffee land eight years ago, she was beginning a new chapter with little experience in coffee production. After inheriting the land from her father, María learned the work step by step, gradually developing the knowledge and confidence to manage her farm and make her own decisions about the harvest.Today, Las Manzanas spans 2.27 hectares at 1,890 meters above sea level, where María cultivates Catimor and Lempira with support from her family and seasonal workers. Over the years, she has strengthened her approach through improved nutrition, crop management, careful cherry selection and better post-harvest practices. For María, coffee provides an important source of income while allowing her to build her own path as a woman producer and create employment within her community.

Country of Origin	Guatemala
Region	Cubulco, Baja Verapaz
Producer Type	Small Holder Farmers
Farm Name	Las Manzanas
Processing	Washed
Processing Description	12hr fermentation, sun-dried on shaded patios
Growing Altitude	1900m

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

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.