Acatenango Valley

The majesty of Acatenango and Fuego volcanoes, the wavy hills from the surroundings full of coffee trees growing under the shade of gravileas and ingas, rivers with abundant water that run across the zone, and people who always have a friendly smile to share, are some of the elements that you will find in this newly recognized coffee-growing region.

Antigua Coffee

The Antigua valley is one of Guatemala's oldest and best-known coffee-growing regions. Its volcanoes and shallow water table help create the dry microclimate, with low humidity, lots of sun, and cool nights.

Traditional Atitlan

"Lake Como, it seems to me, touches the limit of the permissibly picturesque; but Atitlán is Como with the additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It is really too much of a good thing."

Rainforest Coban

Quite different from Guatemala's other coffee regions, Coban is cloudy, rainy and cool all year round, with soil formed from limestone and clay.

Fraijanes Plateau

Highland Huehue

This is the highest coffee region under cultivation, as well as the driest of the three non-volcanic regions.

New Oriente

"Of all agricultural systems in the tropics, shade coffee plantations have been found to have some of the highest numbers of individuals and species of migratory birds"

Volcanic San Marcos

The warmest of all of the eight coffee-growing regions, San Marcos, also has the highest rainfall, the most intense rainy season and the earliest flowering.

Regions

Acatenango Valley

Antigua Coffee

Traditional Atitlan

Rainforest Coban

Fraijanes Plateau

Highland Huehue

New Oriente

Volcanic San Marcos

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