ROAST: MediumTHE CUP: Sweet and citric, toffee, almond, and chocolateORIGIN: GuatemalaREGION: Various municipalitiesFARM: Various small holders of ASPROCDEGUAVARIETAL: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, PacheALTITUDE: 1600-2200 maslPROCESS: WashedTHE STORY: Guatemala is one of the best-known coffee growing regions in the world. They are able to produce a rich-tasting coffee due to the volcanic mountains, high valleys, and sun and rain conditions that exist. Asociación de Productores de Café Diferenciados y Especiales de Guatemala (ASPROCDEGUA) is a producing organization with 664 contributing members, 394 of whom have organic certification. The producing members own small farms, an average of 2 hectares each, on which they plant coffee as well as other crops for diversification, including bananas, citrus fruit, avocado, guava, and cassava. The organization offers its members technical assistance and provides soil analysis, test farms, and social projects on food security, education, and nutrition. The smallholders of ASPROCDEGUA are from several different municipalities within the area, including San Marcos, Cuilco, Colotenango, Santa Bárbara, San Sebastián Huehuetenango, Sipacapa, San Antonio Huisa, Cantinil Union, San Pedro Necta, Todos Santos, and Concepción Huista.