Explore Guatemala
Guatemala is in three of our coffees: our Guatemala single origin, Glen Park and Foreman Espresso. In March 2025 we traveled there with our importer, Primavera, to walk the farms, the wet mills and the warehouses, and to meet the families who grow the coffee we roast.
From the trip
Guatemala's coffee regions
Guatemala is small, but its volcanoes, highlands and rainforest give it eight distinct coffee-growing regions. Altitude, soil and rain change from one to the next, and so does the cup.
Huehuetenango Our farm visit
The highest and driest of the non-volcanic regions. Warm air from Mexico's lowlands keeps frost away, so coffee grows at some of the highest elevations in the country. Andrea Domingo's farm is here.
Antigua
A valley ringed by three volcanoes, Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. Volcanic soil, cool nights and plenty of shade trees make it Guatemala's best-known region.
Acatenango Valley
On the slopes of Acatenango and the still-active Fuego. Regular ash fall keeps the soil rich in minerals, and most of the coffee comes from small farms.
Atitlán
The hillsides around Lake Atitlán, framed by volcanoes. Coffee here is grown mostly by small farms and cooperatives in the lakeside towns.
Cobán
Rainforest country in Alta Verapaz. Cool, cloudy and wet nearly all year, which slows the coffee down as it ripens.
Fraijanes Plateau
Highlands near Guatemala City with volcanic pumice soil and a clear split between the rainy and dry seasons.
Nuevo Oriente
The east, near the Honduras border. A drier climate and soil made from older, non-volcanic rock.
San Marcos
The far west, near Mexico. The warmest and rainiest region, where the coffee flowers first each year.
Andrea Domingo, Huehuetenango
Andrea is a third-generation coffee producer in Petatán, Huehuetenango. Her grandfather was the first in the family to plant coffee on land that had grown corn and beans, and the knowledge passed down to her. When her husband left to find work, Andrea kept the farm running with the support of her family.
"As a woman, I've faced challenges running the family farm, and I hire workers to carry out key tasks on the farm."
Her farm, Buena Vista, is named for a nearby lookout over Huehuetenango's mountain ranges. We buy her coffee every year through Primavera, and it is our single-origin Guatemala and the Guatemala in our Glen Park blend.
- Farm
- Buena Vista
- Town
- Petatán, Huehuetenango
- Altitude
- 1,600–1,800 m
- Varieties
- Caturra, Pache
- Process
- Washed
- Farm size
- 2.6 hectares
- Shade trees
- Chalun, Gravilea