Characteristics of Guatemalan Coffee in Black Angel Manor of Guatemala

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Black Angel Manor EL G Ü ISQUILAR

Black Angel Manor began in January 1965.

This farm is for Democracy Municipality, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Altitude 1670m--2100m. Connecting the Mexican border. For the northern plateau of Guatemala

Manor Management

In terms of manor management, the manor owner pays special attention to quality control. In order to avoid the use of pesticides, the manor owner arranges the coffee planting properly, has enough space to grow, and uses local grass fertilizer and coffee fruit shell to make organic fertilizer and recycled water to irrigate.

Proper pruning can make coffee have better space to grow, and the branches and leaves can also be piled into organic fertilizer and then used.

Jorge, the owner of the manor, takes special care of the local farmers in the manor management. There is a small school near the manor where farmers' children can go to school and study. In the manor, there is a chapel, and farmers who are very religious can go to the chapel to pray and rest. Also often hold activities in the chapel to express the feelings among farmers. And the farm can provide emergency assistance in the event of an emergency.

"conservation area"

With the tallest manor in Guatemala, the owner of the manor has preserved the 1800 murmur2100 on the top of the mountain as a pristine woodland, where rare wild animals such as wolves, squirrels, monkeys, rabbits, deer, foxes, leopards, eagles and wild boar can be seen. The manor owner on the top of the mountain and donated the forest road to the ethnic minorities on the mountain to make it more convenient to walk between the mountains. When the manor owner talked about these little things in the forest easily while driving, my heart was very moved.

"organic fertilizer management"

In terms of manor management, the manor owner pays special attention to quality control. In order to avoid the use of pesticides, the manor owner arranges the coffee planting properly, has enough space to grow, and uses local grass fertilizer and coffee fruit shell to make organic fertilizer and recycled water to irrigate. Proper pruning can make coffee have better space to grow, and the branches and leaves can also be piled into organic fertilizer and then used.

"coffee washing treatment"

At present, the second generation of landowners majored in industrial engineering. Therefore, it is committed to the use of clean natural water resources and the use of natural terrain to complete water washing. Ferment and drain the washed waterways to the planting area for irrigation. Can make full use of the water resources of extremely high sea postscript

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The manor uses machines to dry, and some of them use natural sun drying, mainly to achieve the highest quality of coffee through proper management. On this mountain, the manor owner experimented with different varieties in different blocks and divided them into different batches to continuously study the need to adjust fertilizer, moisture and treatment methods for different geographical microclimates. As a result, the farm entered the final election of the Cup of Excellence many times and won the honor of the top 10 in the country in 2017.

Coffee features:

Zone: Huehuetenango

Country: Guatemala

Altitude: 1.675 m to 2000 m

Treatment: washing

Variety: Caturra

Cup test flavor: floral aroma, white peach, sweet sucrose, citrus, cocoa, drupe, comprehensive tropical fruit, rich taste, sweet sweet fruit