Guatemala Atitlan Nahuala

From Guatemala to Your Cup Our Guatemala Atitlan Nahuala is a Fairtrade Certified, medium bodied coffee with a dry, “winey” richness and a black pepper The Region Santiago Atitlan sits next to Lake Atitlan, the most picturesque are of all Guatamala and perhaps the world. The lake is surrounded by mountains, three of which are volcanoes: San Pedro, Tolliman and Atitlan. It is on the southeastern ridges of the San Pedro Volcano that the Santiago Atitlan coffee is grown. Santiago is a Tzuthil- Mayan Indian village of about 28,000. All of the coffee grown here is farmed by these native farmers. Each day they must hike from Santiago up the south side of San Pedro Volcano to work their small plots of land, usually 1 to 2 hectacres. This hike takes 1 to 2 hours, and during harvest time the 110 pound sacks of coffee cherries are carried down the mountain on their backs to sell each day. Santiago is colorful, as the men and women still wear the traditional native garments, the fabric is all