Guatemala Huehuetenango

Flavor Profile: clean, sweet, and tart with notes of toffee, lemon, and almond. Source: Guatemala Region: Huehuetenango Farm: About 394 organic-certified small-holder farms, members of ASPROCDEGUA Altitude: 1600–2200 masl (approx. 5250-7200 ft.) Processing: Washed Asociación de Productores de Café Diferenciados y Especiales de Guatemala (ASPROCDEGUA) is a producing organization that was founded by a master cupper named Noe Quintero. There are 664 contributing members, 394 of whom have organic certification. The producing members own small farms, an average of 2 hectares (about 5 acres) each, on which they plant coffee as well as other crops for diversification, including bananas, citrus fruit like oranges and lemons, avocado, guava, and cassava. The organization offers its members access to technical assistance and routinely provides services such as soil analysis, test farms, and social projects based on food security, education, and nutrition. The smallholders of ASPROCDEGUA are fro