Don Horst traveled abundantly through Latin America first stopping in Costa Rica, and then on to Mexico before settling in Guatemala in 1961. Although he first planted coffee on the farm in 1988, his coffee has already become one of Guatemala’s finest. His coffee finished 6th at the Guatemalan Coffee  read more

About El Catuai El Catuai is a family-owned coffee producer in Guatemala with a history dating back to 1876. The company operates the farms El Catuai, La Concha, and El Paraiso in the Fraijanes and Santa Rosa regions. Their production is based on organic farming practices, sustainability, and long-term environmental  read more

This regional coffee is transported to Bella Vista for wet and dry milling, where lots are separated by harvest date, variety, and altitude. The coffee then undergoes depulping, fermentation, washing, and drying, either on patios or in greenhouses. The controlled greenhouse drying allows for gradual and more uniform drying, contributing  read more

Guatemala produces many different types of the world’s finest and most distinctive coffees. The country has many unique coffee producing regions that has gained a positive and well known reputation in the industry. Coffee is Guatemala’s number one export contributing to the country’s growing economic status. This type comes from  read more

Unlike many other co ee growing regions, Fraijanes is a municipality close to Guatemala City. despite its proximity, the region still faces challenges associated with co ee farming and underdevelopment of public services. The history of farming in this region however runs deep, with the “Juanes Friars” (hence the name  read more

Finca Agua Tibia is a 150 year old farm located near Guatemala City in the Fraijanes region. Fraijanes was always compared to the high price coffees from the region of Antigua in the past when it was so called Antigua Type. After all, Fraijanes is about the same distance from  read more

La Cumbre Estate, is located in one of Guatemala’s finest and most recognized coffee producing regions, the Fraijanes Plateau Region (D.O.C.), located between 1,800 and 2,100 masl (metres above sea level). The extremely rich soils in which our coffee grows, provide for a balanced yet rich flavours which deliver notes  read more

Huehuetenango is one of Guatemala’s three non-volcanic regions, as well as its highest and driest under cultivation, making it one of the best for coffee production. Currents of hot air sweep up from the Plains of Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca, Mexico, and mix here with the cool air descending from the  read more

The Antigua Valley is one of Guatemala’s most famous coffee-growing regions. It is located in the central highlands of the country, surrounded by three volcanoes—Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango—which give the region its name, “Los Volcanes.” The picturesque town La Antigua Guatemala is a cultural and historic attraction of the country.  read more