Guatemala Antigua - Central America
Ahhh, now this is great cup of coffee that you must try; we love this coffee! It is a nearly perfect balance of body, aroma, and acidity. Deep, rich, dark chocolate with immense body, just as Antigua should be and with the hint of smoky flavor Guatemalans are known for.
FEDECOCAGUA, Coffee Co-operative, Guatemala is a second-level co-operative founded in 1969 to improve the position of small-scale coffee growers. It is the umbrella organisation for 19,354 coffee farmers belonging to 37 affiliated farmers’ organisations. FEDECOCAGUA provides a range of services including access to a credit scheme, technical support, transport, warehousing, and the purchase, processing and export of members’ coffee beans. This commercialisation of coffee production means the farmers receive higher prices than when they had to sell to middlemen. An organic conversion programme has also been established.
FEDECOCAGUA members, 70% of whom are indigenous people, are spread over different regions of Guatemala including Huehuetenango, Cobán, Verapaces, Retalhuleu, San Marcos, and Zacapa.. These rural areas are characterised by difficult economic conditions and poor infrastructure, particularly roads, electricity, communication, health, and education.
Guatemala is located in Central America, just south of Mexico and north of Honduras and El Salvador, and is world renowned for its Arabica beans. Coffee was first introduced in Guatemala by Jesuit Priests in 1750, and flourished in the rich volcanic soil and subtropical climate. Rigorous cultivation introduced by the Germans in the late 1800?s enabled the country to produce some of the best coffees in the world.
If you prefer a darker roast, simply select it from the available options. Click here to view all of our Roast Levels.
Regular price: $6.00 Sale price: $4.00 This is an all natural, brown, paper filter that has not been bleached white.
| Sale price: $38.50 Storehouse Coffee Company proudly offers you the Swissgold #4 Cone shaped, permanent filters for 6-12 cup coffee brewers. This filter works perfectly with Technivorm Brewers!
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