Introduction to the characteristics of fine coffee beans in taste producing areas of Antigua 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 of 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.