MAYA (Guatemala) sachet de

This coffee's roast makes it enjoyable both as espresso and with a slow brewing method - MEDIUM ROAST.

Variety: Blend
Region: Huehuetenango
Processing: Washed
Tasting notes: Lemon, dark chocolate, hazelnut, caramel.
Producer: Ovalle Family

Renardo and Jacqueline Ovalle are producers we have worked with for many years. Deeply committed to their employees on their farms, we have developed a meaningful regional coffee project with them. 80% of our MAYA coffee comes from the Qawale project.
Qawale is an agronomic, technical, logistical, and above all financial support program for the coffee-growing community in the Huehuetenango region. It is based on three pillars: better compensation based on quality, training for producers, and a logistical solution for collecting coffee.
This coffee is produced by about 400 farms located near those of Renardo and Jacqueline Ovalle. Some of them now rely on coffee as their sole source of income, thanks in particular to the quality premium.
Of the three non-volcanic regions, Huehuetenango is the highest and driest growing area. Benefiting from the warm, dry winds from the Tehuantepec plain in Mexico that sweep across the mountains, the region is protected from frost, allowing coffee to be grown at elevations of up to 2,000 meters in the highlands (Highland Huehue). Because of Huehuetenango's geographic isolation, nearly all producers process their own coffee.