Introduction to the Coffee planting Environment of Diancheng Manor in Guatemala the meaning of La Bella

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The Las Minas Mountains are located in eastern Guatemala and contain countless treasures belonging to Guatemala. In addition to the natural forest ecosystem and wildlife, it is rich in gold deposits and jade veins, making the treasures of the Las Minas Mountains famous throughout Central America. In order to protect this mountain forest, the Las Minas Mountains are now planned as a Guatemalan national park.

In the early days, because of its high altitude and latitude, the Las Minas Mountains were located in the cold, which made it impossible to grow coffee. However, with the influence of Greenhouse Effect, high-altitude boutique coffee cultivation is gradually being found in the Las Minas Mountains, of which the most famous is the Pingcheng Manor (La Bella).

Bella, which means "beautiful woman" in Spanish, also accurately describes this beautiful manor. Qingcheng Manor was one of the first estates in the Las Minas Mountains to grow high-altitude boutique coffee, and with the emergence of the C.O.E Cup in Guatemala, this emerging micro-production area began to have a place in the Cup. Located on the southern slopes of the Las Minas Mountains, the volcanic island chain in southern Guatemala insulates moisture from the Pacific Ocean, while the mountains to the north block moisture from the Atlantic Ocean, making the microclimate very dry. However, Qingcheng Manor has unique conditions, there is a gurgling mountain spring in the manor, so that the manor has abundant water throughout the year, irrigation and excellent washing treatment.

After four generations of efforts of the manor family, now Diancheng Manor has outstanding experience and wisdom in seed selection, planting, harvest and treatment. At the same time, the manor attaches great importance to environmental conservation: the use of solar-driven drying facilities, recycling water, earthworm incubation trough (natural composting to enhance soil fertility); and strive to improve the quality of life of manor workers: to provide medical assistance, education, living environment and related social welfare services.

Manor La Bella Trinity, Diancheng, Guatemala

La Bella, one of the best estates in Guatemala, won fifth place in the Cup of Excellence last year with a Pacamara, and second in terms of non-rose beans!

Located in the lush tropical rain forest area between the two major producing areas of Coban (Coban) and New Oriental (Nuevo Oriente), the geographical location of Qingcheng Manor is very rare, and generally high-quality coffee is rarely planted directly in the rainforest belt. In addition to the unique microclimate, the landowner Teodoro Enrique strives to pursue the best flavor of his products, whether it's detailed farming practices, farm staff education, improvement of the drying process, and batch separation. In 2013, Qingcheng ranked 13th in the Super Cup, when the coffee they competed was Villa Sarchi, and in 2014, Pacamara won fourth place.