Coban Coffee

The pictures taken in this page are from the Coban Region.  This is one of the coffee regions of Guatemala which is very cloudy and rainy.   The misty rain is called "chipichipi" by the local folks.  The coffee here is distinctively different from other Guatemalan coffees, it has a good body, a distinct and delicate acidity, and a fragrant aroma with a light wine note.  It is usually grown at an altitude of 1,300 to 1,500 meters above the sea level.  Most of the crop grown in this region is shade grown and cultivated by small producers.  The coffee is picked by hand by the whole family.  Everyone does their hard share of work.  The harvest season in this areas is between December and March.  Below you will find a series of pictures showing part of the coffee activities.  I hope you like them!

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Visiting the Chicoj Agricultural Cooperative
 

Coffee tree
 

Coffee cherries
 

Cofee Cherries ready for picking
 

Ready for picking!
 
 

Cofee Cherries ready for picking
 

Coffee collected at the wet mill
 

Coffee cherries ready for process
 

Carrying the coffee to the receiving station
 

Taking the 150 pound of coffee sack off the back and head strap
 
 

Depulping machine.
 

Carrying a coffee sack to the recollection point
 

Teen agers carrying coffee sacks to the recollection point.
 

Drying coffee washed coffee
 

Drying washed coffee
 
 

Drying coffee
 

Drying coffee
 

Dried coffee
 

The Wetmill processing facility
 

General Manager of FEDCOVERA (Leonardo Delgado) being interviewed by Reuters.
 
 

Boy delivering a load of coffee
 

Girls deliverying their coffee load
 

Girls smiling after delivery their load of coffee
 

Happy after a hard day of work
 

Delivery coffee to the collection area.
 
 

Arriving at the wetmill facility.
 

Walking through the coffee farms
 

Walking towards the wetmill facility
 

House of a coffee producer
 

Ceremony at the Cooperative
 
 

Left to Right: Min. of Culture of Guatemala, Adolfo Franco, AA for Latin America and Glenn Anders, USAID/G-CAP Director
 

Coffee Cooperative members
 

Quqchi woman attending ceremony
 

Pine trees imported from Honduras
 

Pine trees imported from Honduras
 

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Last Updated: 02/09/2003

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