Famous representative coffee: Antigua, Huehuetenango
Guatemala has a latitude of about 15 degrees, with the Pacific Ocean on the left and the Caribbean Sea on the right. The Sierra Mountains on this side of the Pacific Ocean are the main growing areas of Guatemala coffee.
Because of the long range of mountains, regional climate changes greatly, thus creating the country's seven major coffee producing areas, each with different flavors and characteristics. Among them, the coffee produced in Antigua is famous for its slightly sour, fragrant and sweet taste, and slightly volcanic carbon burning flavor. Guatemala coffee is famous all over the world.
Coffee in the country is Arabica and processed by washing. Farther to the northwest lies the Huehuetenango highlands, which, because of its elevation above 5000 feet, produce coffee with the characteristics of high altitude coffee, which is hard, acidic and rich in flavor. It is also one of Guatemala's most distinctive coffees.
