Introduction to the delicious and balanced Antigua coffee producing area in Guatemala

The capital, Guatemala City, is the largest city in Guatemala and the city of Central America. Area

Map of Guatemala

Map of Guatemala

996 square kilometers with a population of 3.1 million (2010). Founded in 1524. Due to repeated damage by the earthquake, he moved to his present site in 1776. How low buildings are in the city. It has been the capital since 1779. It was the capital of the Central American Federation from 1823 to 1838. A distribution center for coffee, corn, wheat and other agricultural products. Has more than half of the country's industries, mainly cement, wood processing, textile, tobacco, food processing and so on. Transportation hub, the railway to the northeast and southwest to the port of Barrios and San Jose respectively. There are universities (founded in 1676), academies of sciences, museums and so on. The Central American Common Market is headquartered here. There are monuments of Mayan culture on the outskirts of the city. Tourist centers include Lake Attila, the old capital of Old Guatemala, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal and some other famous cities such as Kesaltnango and Chichikas de Nango. Guatemala City is the national economic, cultural and transportation center. On the plateau of the southern volcanic area, 1493 meters above sea level, the climate is extremely mild, with flowers blooming all the year round, green grass and little seasonal change, so it is known as the "evergreen city".

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north, Honduras and El Salvador to the south, the Caribbean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with tropical rain forests, volcanic geology, plateau valleys and changeable microclimate. Guatemalan coffee once enjoyed a reputation as the best quality coffee in the world. The extra-hard coffee beans here are full-grained, delicious and balanced, and the coffee made with it is pure and rich.

There are few places in the world that offer a variety of high-quality coffee beans like those produced in Guatemala. The excellent quality of Guatemalan coffee beans is due to the unique conditions of their producing areas, including different climate change in each region, rich soil formed by volcanoes, abundant natural water resources, high-altitude mountains and shady and moist forests.

Guatemala has seven major coffee producing areas: Antigua,Coban,Atitlan,Huehuetenango,Fraijanes,Oriente and San Marcos.

The coffee beans in each producing area have their own characteristics, and they have won a lot of praise for Guatemala in the international community, especially the perfect coordination of the sour, sweet and mellow texture of Antigua; with a touch of smoke and a little more emphasis on its mystery, you will have a reason not to look for alternatives everywhere after tasting.

Here, the slopes of Sierra Madre volcano provide ideal conditions for growing high-quality coffee beans, and coffee growing at high altitudes is full of vitality. Compared with other kinds of coffee, tasters prefer this mixed flavor coffee with spicy flavor. The extra-hard coffee beans here are a rare good coffee with full grains, delicious taste and balanced acidity. In addition, Guatemala has attracted a lot of attention because of its giant coffee beans.

Antigua is a famous producer of coffee. Antigua coffee is produced in Hacienda Carmona, where the best quality coffee is EL Pulcal, which is not only of good quality, but also has a stronger flavor, richer taste and stronger tobacco flavor than other Guatemalan coffee. Every 30 years or so, the area near Antigua is hit by a volcanic eruption, which provides more nitrogen to the already fertile land, and plenty of rainfall and sunlight make the place more suitable for growing coffee.

Other coffee producers include San Marco, Oriente & Coban, Palcya, Mataquescuintia and La Uman in Sakapa.