Guatemala coffee beans origin and development of Guatemala coffee beans is what varieties

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"Guadi" is a nickname given to Guatemala by coffee lovers. The Mayan town sits on top of 37 volcanoes, two of which erupted in 2010. Coupled with frequent tornadoes and natural disasters everywhere, it is a veritable "dangerous place". However, fertile volcanic soil, undulating mountains and changeable microclimate are ideal conditions for growing coffee. As of 2011, Guatemala was the country with the highest coffee production in Central America.

Coffee has been grown since around 1850. Before World War I, the Germans controlled as much as 80% of the country's production, most of which was exported to Germany. ANACAFE, the official coffee farmers' association, divided the country into eight regions according to region and flavor in the 1990s, and registered trademarks to promote the origin. These include Antigua, Acatenango, Huehuetenango and Atitl á n, where many award-winning farms are located. Common beans in Guatemala today include Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Catua í, Pacas, Maragogype, Pacamara (a hybrid of the first two), Pache Comum (a local variety of Typica), and Gesha.

Because the taste is too unique, the characteristics of the origin are completely overshadowed. Guatemalan coffee beans are from the Acatenango district. If the performance of a geisha in Panama is an one-man show, Guatemala, which has an ever-changing planting environment, is a big stage for different varieties to blossom; the Emerald Manor won the championship with a geisha, and for a moment there is Finca El Injerto (Graft Manor) in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Central America is a land bridge connecting North and South America. There are seven countries, namely Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Seven Central American countries all produce coffee, of which Guatemala, Costa Rica and Honduras are among the top 10 global coffee exporters.

Coffee began to flourish in Central America in the 18th century, and this important economic product originated in Costa Rica around 1840. Since Central America became independent from Spain in 1821, there has been a lot of war. Costa Rica was far from Guatemala City, the capital of the Spanish colony at that time, and was not affected by the civil war. On the contrary, it was Guatemala and El Salvador that delayed the production of coffee because of the civil war. After that, the political dispute gradually subsided, and with the exception of Honduras, Central American countries began the production of coffee Guatemalan coffee beans in the 19th century.

Central America has the natural advantages of sunshine, land, and mountains, and an adequate working population, which makes the region unique in growing high-quality Guatemalan coffee beans. In the late 19th century, coffee had become an indicator of economic growth in Central American countries, and all Central American countries passed a bill to promote coffee. With the most remarkable results in countries such as Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, coupled with the scientific and technological cultivation of Guatemalan coffee beans, Central America has become one of the four largest coffee producing regions in the world.