The story of Guatemalan coffee beans tells the story of the Mayan civilization with the disappearance of Guatemalan coffee history.

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History of Coffee in Guatemala

A cup of Antigua coffee in Guatemala seems to let us see the mysterious Mayans who suddenly disappeared in ancient land, history brushed away their existence, history made them forever.

If the wrinkles of a person describe the road a person has traveled, the aroma of coffee remembers the origin of a cup of coffee: about its native terroir, harvest year, roasting and grinding method, that is, the journey of coffee life. Guatemala's fertile volcanic soil breeds a unique flavor of fine coffee beans: Antigua coffee. Antigua's charm lies in its balanced and refreshing fruit acid, rich spice flavor, unique smoky flavor, as if to tell us about the desolate history of Antigua in Guatemala.

The aroma of coffee liberates all forms, hearts and borders. Through coffee, the mood leaves the country at any time and lands in a strange country half a world away. Even if separated from the world, but also can share a mood. Antigua was the Spanish colonial capital in 1543. Although this emerald valley has been surrounded by active volcanoes on all sides, layers, deliberately rising and dangerous since ancient times, its vastness, breadth and fertility still lured the Spanish to establish their capital in the precarious cliff valley.

Volcanoes once destroyed this originally prosperous capital in an instant, and all the prosperity and beauty were taken away overnight. After this transformation of the mountain city, more than 200 years of brilliance disappeared, Antigua no longer strutted. Antigua, now plain, is laboriously managed by the remaining Indians. These hard-working Indians became coffee producers, who not only discovered the rich and attractive aroma of Antigua coffee, but also brought it to people all over the world. Today Antigua Coffee enjoys a reputation for being the best quality coffee in the world and is considered by coffee connoisseurs to be the finest and most distinctive coffee in the world.

Guatemala coffee beans are mostly cultivated in volcanic soils at high altitudes, the highest Arabica variety. Due to the long ripening period, the beans are medium and dense (Guatemala coffee beans are graded not by particle size, but by the number of defects), and the beans are dark turquoise in color. Aroma, mellow, sweet and fresh pleasant unique acidity is its characteristic, because the aroma and taste of coffee beans are hidden in its acidity. Therefore, coffee beans with this characteristic can be called superior coffee beans. Name suitable for baking degree taste characteristics.

The average altitude of dangerous country is high, the coffee belt is distributed above 1500 meters, between 14 and 16 degrees north latitude, the most easy to grow extremely hard beans, all washed, of which 45% belong to the fine grade, the proportion is quite high, there is also a small amount of robusta.

The main coffee varieties are bourbon, tibika, kaduai and kadura, and there are also a few yellow bourbon, rose summer and pacamara. The varieties are quite diverse, but it is also valuable to keep the ancient tibika and bourbon.

Knowledge: Guatemala has more than 300 microclimates throughout the country, which is the best in the world.

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