Traditional Atitlán

One of Anacafé's 8 official Guatemalan coffee-growing regions (not a political/administrative division) · Sololá Department (the zone covers Santiago Atitlán and San Lucas Tolimán)

Terroir

Catalogue altitude: 1,050–1,800 m · 10 of 11 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate: tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), warm days and cool nights, wet season May-October, rainiest in June and September
Terrain: volcanic plains around the lake, used for farming
Soil: among the richest soils in the country in organic material
Varieties: Bourbon · Caturra · Ruiru 11 · Catuaí
Base process: Washed · Natural

coffee and maize (corn) are the two main crops grown in the region

1 growing area

Coffee-growing territory

Pochuta

Across Traditional Atitlán7 coffees with no finer area recorded