Varma Manor in Guatemala introduces what are the famous coffee producing areas in Guatemala?

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Guatemala is one of the centers of Mayan culture of ancient Indians. The Peten lowland region of Guatemala was the center of Mayan culture from the 4th to the 11th century, and the ruins of many pyramids and cities left over from this period are still visible today.

The latitude of Guatemala is about 15 degrees; it borders the Pacific Ocean on the left and the Caribbean Sea on the right. The Sierra Mountains on the Pacific side are the main coffee-growing areas in Guatemala. Because the mountains are very long and the regional climate changes greatly, it has created the seven largest coffee producing areas in Guatemala. The coffee in these seven major producing areas has different flavors and characteristics. Among them, the coffee in Antigua is slightly sour, fragrant, and has a slightly volcanic carbon burning flavor, which makes Guatemalan coffee especially famous in Antigua. The coffee of Guatemala belongs to Arabica, which is treated with water. In the far northwest, there is a piece of Huehuetenango highland. Due to the elevation of more than 5000 feet, the coffee produced has the characteristics of hard texture, strong acidity and rich flavor of high altitude coffee. It is also one of the most distinctive coffee in Guatemala.

Valma Manor is located in the Koban area, a perfect producing area with steep mountains, green rain forests and charming flowers, including an unspoiled natural environment and a unique micro-climate. The contrast between high-altitude mountains and high-humidity tropical rain forests always surrounds the area with mist formed by dense clouds falling. Most of the coffee in Koban rainforest is grown on special rolling hills and grows harmoniously with the rainforest made up of local natural trees.

In this unique rainforest area, the Valma family has operated the manor for more than a century and attaches great importance to the environmental responsibility of sustainable management. They retain more than half of the original forest, allowing a wide variety of animals to inhabit. In the process of production, the manor also uses broken coffee residue as organic compost. The excellent quality of coffee is still one of the insistence of the family, they take good care of every aspect of the production process, from seed selection to the final step of storage. Coffee is picked by hand and treated in an ecological water washing site that can reduce water consumption, after which the water will be recycled.

Under the careful management of Valma Manor, in addition to properly preserving the integrity of the rainforest ecosystem here, the coffee beans produced by the manor have the classic style of the Koban producing area.

Valma Manor took part in the Cup Of Excellence competition in 2012 and won the third place.

Manor: Valma Manor

Award record: won the third place in COE in 2012 and won the championship in Koban production area Competition for 12 years.

Producing area: Koban rainforest producing area

Planting altitude: 1400-1600m

Treatment: washing (semi-fermentation & secondary infiltration) + rest in water

Variety: 100% Caturra

Production season: 2017-2018

Soil: rainforest soil

Shade tree: Inga

Annual rainfall: 3000-4000mm

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