Guatemala coffee producing area characteristics fine coffee beans flavor description taste grinding degree introduction

Mayan civilization is widely known to the world for predicting the end of the world in 2012. As early as 2500 BC, Guatemala was one of the places inhabited by Mayans, so Guatemala was also one of the centers of ancient Indian Mayan culture. Of course, Mayan civilization and Mayan people are not the subject of this article. What we want to know together with you this time is: another crystal bred in this intelligent land that gave birth to Mayan civilization; that is, coffee in Guatemala.

Guatemala is a presidential republic in Central America, located in the southern part of the North American continent. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Caribbean Sea in the east, Mexico in the north, Honduras and El Salvador in the southeast. Coffee was introduced to Guatemala in 1750 by Father Jesuit, and German colonists developed the coffee industry in the late 19th century.

Guatemala covers an area of approximately 108899 square kilometers. Land features can be divided into: volcanic plateau, lowland tropical forests, volcanic sandy coastal plains on the Pacific coast, and virgin land on the Caribbean coast. The Sierra Madre Mountains in Central America span east and west of Guatemala, covering an area of about 2/3 and containing 34 volcanoes. Rivers and lakes dot the landscape, while equatorial forests and plain jungles cover it. Today, much of the coffee industry is produced in the south of the country, where high-quality coffee beans are produced.

This is because Guatemala is located in the tropics, the northern and eastern coastal plains belong to tropical rain forest climate, the southern mountains belong to subtropical climate, a year is divided into two dry and wet seasons, May to October is wet season, November to April of the following year is dry season.

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, while ecological conditions in the south are very suitable for the growth of high-quality Arabica trees. What is more special is that there are several active volcanoes distributed in the southern mountainous areas. These active volcanoes still erupt irregularly. Although they bring turbulence to the local people's lives, their rich volcanic ash soil also benefits the local coffee industry and brings rich substances to coffee cultivation.

And Guatemala coffee beans mostly belong to the Bourbon species of Arabica, so Guatemala coffee growing areas are almost all in the southern mountain forest areas of the country.

In Guatemala, there are seven major coffee producing areas, each producing area produces coffee flavor is different, but in summary, Guatemala coffee presents mild and mellow overall texture, elegant aroma, and with similar acid pleasant acidity, as if to become the aristocrat of coffee, among which Antigua coffee (Antigua Classic) is deeply recommended by coffee gluttons around the world.

Antigua is the oldest and most beautiful city in America. As early as 1543, Antigua was the colonial capital of Central America, and the Spanish government was also located here. After the great earthquake of 1773, the volcano destroyed the original capital in an instant, taking away all the prosperity and beauty overnight. Antigua was completely destroyed, so the capital was moved to Guatemala. 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. They not only discovered Antigua coffee's rich and attractive unique smell, but also brought it to people all over the world.