Introduction of bitter, fragrant and delicious coffee from La Tisa Manor in Guatemala

Guatemala is located in the tropics. The northern and eastern coastal plain areas belong to tropical rain forest climate, while the southern mountainous areas belong to subtropical climate. There are two dry and wet seasons in a year. The wet season is from May to October, and the dry season is from November to April of the following year. Guatemala has a tropical climate on the narrow, fertile plains of the Pacific Ocean. The central plateau is also the cultural center of Guatemala, where temperatures are mild all year round at 1300 to 1800 meters, with daily temperatures ranging from 18 to 28 ° C, and colder January and February at higher altitudes. Annual precipitation is 2000-3000 mm in the northeast and 500-1000 mm in the south. [8]

topography

Two thirds of the territory of Guatemala consists of mountains and plateaus. The west has the Cuchumatanes Mountains, the south is the Madre Mountains, the west and south belong to the volcanic belt, there are more than 30 volcanoes, Tahu Murco volcano 4211 meters above sea level, the highest peak in Central America. Earthquakes are frequent. To the north lies the Petten Lowlands. There are narrow coastal plains on the Pacific coast. Most of the major cities are located in the intermountain basin in the south. The lowland plains of Petén in the north are tropical rainforests, and volcanoes in the central highlands can reach 4200 meters. [5]

hydrological

There are several lakes in Guatemala, the largest of which is Lake Izabal in the Department of Izabal and the deepest of which is Lake Atitlan in the Department of Solora. The main rivers flowing through Guatemala are the Motagua River, the Wusu Macinda River, the Chixo River and the Shaston River. The Chickasaw River is the source of the Usuma Sinda River.

Taste: bitter and fragrant, good taste.

High-quality coffee is mellow and has a good quality sour, quite well received, is the best material for mixed coffee.

Guatemala very hard beans to elegant lively acid, clean and tasteless, distinct layers, as well as green apple sour fragrance, berry fruit fragrance, jasmine flower fragrance, orange peel fragrance, green pepper fragrance, fruit sour feeling, chocolate sweet fragrance, and even the tail rhyme is known for smoky flavor.

Such rich regional flavor should be related to the water and soil of the eight major producing areas in the dangerous country. Among them, Antigua, Aikatango Valley, Etilan, San Marco and Huaiqiangsi five producing areas belong to volcanic geology. In addition, Vivienne Nango, Cobain and New Oriental three production areas, belong to non-volcanic highlands or tropical rain forest climate. Guatemala has more than 300 microclimates throughout its territory, the most in the world.

Guatemala Coffee Varieties

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, guixia and pakamala. The varieties are quite diverse, but it is also valuable to keep the ancient tibika and bourbon.