About this lot
ORIGIN The production of coffee has been a mainstay of Guatemala’s economy for over a hundred years. Today, more than 125,000 coffee producers help to grow Guatemala’s coffee production and coffee still remains one of Guatemala’s principal export products, accounting for 40% of all agricultural export revenue. The country’s coffee growing regions enjoys high altitudes, good rainfall all-year-round in regions that benefit from mineral-rich soils. Huehuetenango (often called ‘Huehue’) is located in the west of Guatemala and is still hard to reach by road due to its rugged landscape and high elevations. But the altitude of this region, combined with the hot dry winds that blow over from Mexico’s Tehuantepec Plain, create excellent conditions for quality coffee. Nestled between the villages of Concepción Huista and Canalaj, the coffee farm, Yulmon, means ‘near Monjon’ (a nearby town in the d