This community lot comes from Chimaltenango, a beautiful coffee-growing region in Huehuetenango. Farmers in this region typically grow Caturra, Maragogype, and Catuai varieties, but have also explored the cultivation of hybrids such as Pache, a dwarf Bourbon mutation. The employment of hybrid varietals in Guatemala was largely born out of necessity. Beginning in 2012 and lasting for several years, an outbreak of coffee-leaf rust proved a tremendous obstacle to coffee production in the country, reducing yields by as much as 25%, and causing the government to declare a state of emergency. Varieties such as Pache are naturally resistant to coffee leaf-rust.
REGION: HUEHUETENANGO
ALTITUDE: 1,800 MASL
PROCESSING: WASHED
VARIETAL: BOURBON, CATURRA, PACHE
FARM OWNER: LOCAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
TASTES LIKE: GREEN APPLE, RAISIN, CARAMEL