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Huehuetenango is one of Guatemala’s highest and driest coffee growing regions. However, the region is protected from frost during the cooler months of the year, because of a warm wind blowing into the mountains, coming from the plains of Tehuantepec in Mexico.

Huehuetenango’s extreme remoteness requires that almost every producer processes its own coffee. Fortunately, the region has an infinite number of rivers and streams, so a wet mill can be located almost everywhere.

This coffee is characterized by a fine, intense acidity with full body and pleasant wine notes.