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Coffee forests protect soil
Guatemala's coffee forests prevent as much as 26 million tons of soil from eroding every year.
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LA ESPERANZA
La Libertad, HUEHUETENANGO
 
 

La Esperanza coffee farm, is located in Hoja Blanca, La Democracia, Huehuetenango, between 4,780 and 5,300 feet. At the plantation, we have different varieties of coffee: arábiga, bourbon, caturra, maragogype and catuai.

Mr. Eleodoro de Jesús Villatoro, funded the coffee farm at 1953. In the beginning, it was a small coffee plantation; less than 1 hectare, but it was not an obstacle to produce quality coffee. Actually, the coffee plantation is bigger, it has an extension of 50.61 hectares, 33.69 planted with coffee and the others are natural forest. La Esperanza has different anexes: El Mirador, San Pedrito, Santo Domingo, Vista Hermosa, El Boquerón and Humberto Hidalgo.

Actually, in the farm works Mr. Villatoro and his sons, two generations producing genuine Huehuetenango coffee.

We have quality control in all the process of production, our coffee is processed in an ecological wet mill and is dry en patios, that have an extension of 800 square meters.

La Esperanza is an important natural area, because is located in the middle of two mountains that have water sources. We used coffee pulp like organic matter. Besides coffee, we produce citrus and bananas.

Our great and exceptional coffee is result of rich soils, unique microclimate and hard work of the second generation of our family.

Farm profile

       

Geographic characteristics

Location: La Libertad, HUEHUETENANGO
Area: 23 ha
Altitude range: 4500 - 5500 feet
Type of soil and predominant element: Loamy-Sand
Shade trees: Gravilea

 

Climatic characteristics

Average temperature: 23°C
Annual rainfall: 1800mm
Relative humidity: %

 

Coffee production characteristics

Harvest season: January to April
Drying process: Sun
Mill: Wet
Annual production: 613 (69-Kg bags)

 

Coffee lot to auction
Rank: 5

Coffee lot: 28.44 (35-Kg boxes)
Varieties: Maragogype, Bourbon, Caturra

Cup characteristics

Sample: 753
Cupping description

Aroma/Flavor- apricot, peach, chocolate, rose, floral, orange peel, lime, Acidity grape, citrus, peach like, pineapple, Notes- Juicy sweetness, very clean

Flavor Sweetness Acidity Clean Cup Finish Balance Mouth-Feel Overall
6.65 6.7 6.75 6.625 6.6 6.4 6.725 6.8
Score: 89.25
 
 

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Cup of Excellence®2009

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2009 Auction
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Auction Final Results

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Cup of Excellence®2009
Internet Auction
Participating Farms

El Injerto I
MONTECRISTO
LAS MACADAMIAS
ALOTEPEQUE
LA ESPERANZA
ASUVIM
PUERTA VERDE
LA PROVIDENCIA II
CARMONA
El Socorro y Anexos
SAN ANTONIO DE ESQUIPULAS Y ANEXO
EL LIBANO
ISNUL
EL MIRADOR
SANTA ANA
Granja El Tempixque
CLAIMA
EL VOLCAN RASPADO
SAN JULIAN
La Soledad y Anexo
SANTA CLARA Y ANEXOS
Santa Delfina y Anexos
Florencia y Anexo
 

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2009 Internet auction coverage

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