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Guatemala El Morito Pache

Guatemala Small Blueberry Estate Pache

Country: Guatemala

Region: New Oriente

Altitude: 1550-1800M

Processing Method: Natural Processing

Grade: SHB

Variety: PACHE

Region Introduction

Guatemala is located in Central America, blessed with a unique geographical environment. It connects with North America to the north and South America to the south. Facing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, its climate is relatively humid and hot, making it one of the world's important coffee-producing regions.

Guatemala is situated in the tropics with numerous volcanoes within its territory. The northern and eastern coastal plains have a tropical rainforest climate, while the southern mountainous regions have a subtropical climate. The year is divided into dry and wet seasons, with May to October being the wet season and November to April of the following year being the dry season. Annual rainfall in the northeast ranges from 2,000 to 3,000 millimeters, while the southern region receives 500 to 1,000 millimeters.

Forests cover half of the country's area, making it an ideal latitude for coffee production. Since coffee is an important economic crop locally, this has given rise to a rich coffee culture. People drink coffee daily, and most lunches include a cup of coffee.

New Oriente

The New Oriente region is the youngest of Guatemala's eight coffee-producing regions. This area receives abundant rainfall and is constantly shaded by clouds. In ancient times, it was a volcanic area, and the soil here consists of metamorphic rocks, making it rich in minerals.

Before starting coffee cultivation, the New Oriente region was one of Guatemala's poorest areas. Since the 1950s, farmers in the mountainous areas have relied on this naturally nutrient-rich land to begin coffee cultivation. Gradually, this region has flourished with vitality and has now become a rising star in Guatemala's coffee industry.

El Morita Estate

El Morita Estate is one of the highest-elevation and most exceptional estates in all of Guatemala. The estate owner manages the farm professionally, challenging the limits by growing coffee at 2,300 meters and testing the theory that higher-altitude Arabica cultivation produces better flavors. In recent years, it has demonstrated exceptional strength in various competitions.

Due to the extremely high altitude, one must pass through two cloud layers to reach this location. The cold climate nurtures extremely resilient fruits, creating exceptional coffee flavors.

The estate's varieties include Pache San Ramon, Catuaí, Bourbon, Maragogipe, Pacamara, Maracatu, and Geisha. The estate owner plants different coffee varieties in different sections of the farm, each with slightly different flavor profiles.

This estate is also an award-winning estate in the Cup of Excellence (COE) competition:

• 2013 Cup of Excellence - 2nd Place

• 2014 Cup of Excellence - 3rd Place

• 2015 Cup of Excellence - 2nd Place

• 2016 Cup of Excellence - 9th Place

• 2017 Cup of Excellence - 4th Place

• 2018 Cup of Excellence - 5th Place

PACHE

This is a natural mutation variety of Typica. The plant is smaller, allowing for more dense planting and higher yields. It is suitable for cultivation at altitudes above 1,200 meters and in areas with annual rainfall below 2,500 millimeters. This variety was discovered in 1949 at the Brito farm in Santa Cruz Naranjo, Guatemala.

Natural Processing

This Pache coffee is a rare naturally processed coffee from Guatemala.

The harvested coffee cherries are poured into large water tanks, where mature and full cherries sink to the bottom, while floating beans are removed. The entire coffee cherries with pulp, skin, and mucilage are placed on raised beds to dry in the sun. They are turned regularly and naturally dried to a moisture content of about 12%, which takes approximately two to four weeks. Finally, a hulling machine removes the dried hard skin, pulp, and parchment layer, revealing the green coffee beans.

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