Guatemala

Chimaltenango

Department · Guatemala

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,600 m · 1 of 16 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
dry with thorny chaparral and cactus at north (650m); temperate with pines, cypresses, alamos at ~2000m; subtropical humid forest at south
Terrain
mountainous with Sierra Madre system; volcanoes (Fuego 3763m, Acatenango 3975m and 3880m); deep ravines, valleys, fertile plains
Soil
volcanic soils dominant
Varieties
Geisha · Bourbon · Caturra · Pacamara
Base process
Washed · Natural · Honey
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)

Coffee from Pochuta; beans from Acatenango and Parramos; high-quality sugarcane; corn, wheat, vegetables, fruits; historical coffee center during Liberal Reform

Across Chimaltenango16 coffees with no finer area recorded