- Catalogue altitude
- 1,300–1,800 m · 4 of 7 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- warmest of Guatemala's 8 named coffee regions; highest rainfall (5,000mm)
- Terrain
- Sierra Madre crosses the north; volcanoes San Antonio, Tacaná, Tajumulco (tallest in Central America)
- Soil
- naturally fertile soil, excellent for a wide variety of crops
- Varieties
- Bourbon · Catuaí · Caturra · Anacafe 14
- Base process
- Washed · Natural
inhabitants are dedicated to agriculture, principally coffee cultivation (1902 government survey)