Visiting Antigua Coffee Manor in Guatemala is simply Arabica grafted Robusta Coffee Tree

For professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Antigua, Guatemala

In order to hold a coffee lecture and ask for information about Cacicero, I found a picture on the Internet of a charming ancient city with a misty volcano behind it, as if I were in heaven. I am fascinated by my love of Antigua coffee in Guatemala. Very interested in Mayan culture, I finally had the opportunity to take a trip to Central and South America in 2012 in order to realize my dream.

(Antigua was the colonial capital of Spain, but destroyed by the earthquake of 1773, it had to move its capital to Guatemala City, but it retained its colonial style and became a world cultural asset designated by UNESCO.)

On the 16th day of my trip, I took the night bus from the ancient jungle ruins to the ancient city of Antigua. The first thing I did when I arrived in Antigua at 08:30 in the morning was to take a deep breath and feel the cool air and the smell of coffee. I picked up my big backpack and walked in the ancient city according to the fragrance.

Hiding in the backpack hotel in the alley, the first thing to find the youth hostel to put down your luggage is to go out for a drink.

I just came to see a small restaurant full of people and the smell of bread and coffee. Ordered a cup of hot American style with a small meal bag, first to taste four steps, because the aroma of coffee around is excruciating, when the lid is opened, baking strong aroma to the forehead, drank a sip of coffee, smooth and full-bodied taste with dark chocolate powder aftertaste, from the heart constantly circle, this is my favorite Guatemalan beans.

After breakfast, I went for a walk in the ancient city, and there was a group of women washing clothes in the square. I thought it was so cool, because they were wearing traditional clothes and were very colorful.

The whole laundry is very Spanish.

Antigua clock tower (how can this picture be so dark! Maybe there's a mountain sickness attack! )

When I saw the local bazaar, I went shopping, but I didn't buy anything and came out again! The current task is to find out if the travel agency has a coffee farm itinerary to participate in.

A church with very fine workmanship, but it was all destroyed by the earthquake

I asked a travel agent to tell me that there was a coffee farm group in five minutes, but you had to run to the church five blocks away. I immediately booked the itinerary and rushed to the church with great speed. This time I participated in Filadelfia Coffee Manor.

But I remember someone on the Internet said that there is no need to book an itinerary and there is a free shuttle bus to take you to the coffee farm at any time.

When I got on this jeep, I found this purple flower all over the city, and I don't know what it is.

People who haven't bought tickets will come to the door to buy tickets first, but it seems that you can't bargain here. The ticket is about 20 yuan. But I booked it up to $18 with the travel agency. After buying it, I will give you a bracelet as a pass.

The whole farm is very large.

I couldn't help patting the toilet. It was very retro. In particular, the sink was made by Mark.

After that, we are divided into English group and Spanish group, but most people choose English group. I think we are all tourists. The guide is nena, who speaks fluent Spanish English, but the person is very nice, so he will tell me in detail or write to me about my questions.

Everyone is getting on the bus again, and driving into the coffee garden, one or two Michael's coffee trees can be seen everywhere. This is the first time I have seen a coffee tree, and I am also very excited (what are you so excited about? (this is the driver and Spanish tour guide

I don't know if it's time to come, or it's time all the year round, and there are coffee fruits everywhere.

This is the so-called Yin-grown coffee bar! Plant banana trees and tree species that can conserve soil and water

This is the seedling cultivation area. Nina was introducing the history of the farm at first, but I didn't understand English at all.

Only then did they begin to understand that as far as we all know, Arabica trees are not very strong, and how Robster grows and how to live, so they put Arabica saplings on Robster trees, and they live surprisingly well and taste good.

Nina says how they pick coffee beans by hand and pick them.

The black ones are blanks.

After the cherry is plucked, there will be two petals. The cherry pulp tastes like litchi sweet, but the flesh is pitiful. I think I will be angry after eating it.

The two halves are biting open, that is, silver skin, and coffee beans.

Nina said that shade planting and soil and water conservation are very important here, so they plant this kind of tree species, in addition to shade planting, it is also beneficial to soil and water conservation.

Passing coffee farmers

Coffee flower

After visiting the coffee garden, I had to return to the manor, but it was strange that I was sitting just right when I came. I waited for everyone to get on the bus, but there was no seat for me when I got on the bus. How could this happen? as a result, they said they would invite me to sit in the special class seat. I ended up sitting in the co-driver of the truck.

After returning to the manor, we will start with a visit to the processing plant.

There is a big trough above, after harvesting coffee cherries will be soaked on the top, first do a choice, bad coffee cherries will float above, good ones will sink

The sinking cherry will run down from the pipe below.

The picture above shows the coffee bean processing flow of the processing farm.

Above is a pulp mixer, which is turned manually.

Large electric crusher

This is the fermentation tank.

The fermented coffee beans are washed once.

Washing process

Shoveling to dry.

After drying and removing the dried skin, it will be green beans.

But the dried beans will be bagged first and wait for them to enter the green bean processing plant.

The green bean treatment field has a certain temperature control of 20 degrees.

Start visiting the green bean processing plant.

Bagging area with green beans removed from the shell

Hand peeling machine

Automatic coffee bean shelling machine

Green beans with the shell removed

Separating the green beans from the outer skin

Picking out bad green beans

Come to the bakery

Bags of coffee beans are packed and delivered.

A small roaster

Medium-sized roaster

A large roaster

Roasted coffee beans will be sent to the cooling tank.

The cooled coffee beans are being sent to packaging.

And then send it to the packing.

And then pack it.

Nina is introducing the history of Guatemalan coffee beans, but I can't understand it all. I've been wondering when I can have coffee.

Happy testing finally started, a whole can't wait, the waiter starts with esprsso or American style, I choose esprsso

There was a woman baking tacos. People in the group were curious and wanted to have a try.

But then the coffee arrived, and I ran to drink coffee without wanting to see it.

I suddenly rushed to take a picture, and the waiter was startled by me.

Feel great

Take a sip and almost spit it out, it's too sour! And full-bodied! I can't drink at all! Why is it not as bad as I thought it would be?

Finally, the truck was taking us back, and the whole coffee farm was over.

I got a little lost when I came back, but I almost found the laundry.

There are antiquities everywhere.

On the way back, I found this, it's not a mailbox, it's a trash can, and it was interesting, because I saw a man who wanted to throw garbage but couldn't throw it in the hole was too small.

The next afternoon I suddenly heard the sound of fireworks nearby. I went out to have a look. The whole town is full of people, dressed in purple, what day it is today! It's so lively.