The farm is located
inside the Natural Region of the volcanic grounds, at the
mountain skirts near to the volcanic complex of Acatenango
and Fuego. It is characterized by a warm dry climate without
a well-defined cold season, cloudiness, high humidity and
temperatures ranging between 10 and 30 degrees. The annual
precipitations exceed the 4,000 millimeters distributed and
presents around all year long.
With a total area of 493 hectares,
the farm is divided in 280 hectares destined to coffee growth
and the remaining 113 hectares to cypress reforestation an
d natural forest. The vast coffee plantation zone is located
between 1,375 and 1,680 meters above the sea level, within
hills and wavy grounds. The soil is drained and developed
over volcanic ashes, due to continuous eruptions of the Fuego
volcano. This layer of volcanic sand is one of the main characteristics
of the soil. The texture of the soil is upper layer is sandy
grainy and has a dark color.
The farm has the rainforest
Alliance certification, fulfilling all the requirements of
the Sustainable Agriculture Network.
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