Coffee review

The coffee producing area of Guatemala introduces mellow coffee with endless aftertaste.

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2025/08/21, San Marco (San Marco), Orente Kovan (Oriente Coban), Palcya (Parka), Matakos Quintra (Mataquescuintia) and La Uman in Zacapa. The establishment of the Special Coffee Association means that the Guatemalan government has begun to pay attention to high-quality coffee, and the efforts made for it will soon be achieved.

San Marco (San Marco), Oriente & Coban, Palcya, Mataquescuintia and La Uman in Zacapa. The establishment of the Special Coffee Association means that the Guatemalan government has begun to pay attention to high-quality coffee, and the efforts to do so will soon bear fruit.

Of the three major non-volcanic coffee-producing regions in Guatemala, the Weitango Highlands has the driest climate and the highest elevation. The dry and hot wind from Mexico's Tehuantepec plateau protects the coffee from frost and can be grown to 2000 meters (6500 feet). Because of its remote location, all coffee farmers have to process their own coffee. Fortunately, there are so many streams in the area that small processing plants can be set up almost anywhere.

Guatemala's extremely hard beans are famous for their elegant, sour, clean, well-structured, as well as sour apples, berries, jasmine, orange peel, green pepper, sweet and sour fruit, sweet chocolate, and even smoky aftertaste.

Such a rich regional flavor should be related to the soil and water in the eight major producing areas of the dangerous country. Among them, the five producing areas of Antigua, Ekat Nango Valley, Attilan, St. Mark and Huaiqiang belong to volcanic geology. In addition, Vivetta Nanguo, Koban and New Oriental producing areas belong to the climate of non-volcanic highlands or tropical rain forests. Guatemala is home to more than 300 microclimates, making it the largest in the world.

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