Guatemala Coffee Harvest 2020 | Lake Atitlan Tours and Travel Services

Guatemala Coffee Harvest around the corner for 2020. A reduction has been projected between 10% and 15% in the 2019 harvest due to the effects of drought and frost in different production areas in the country. In some areas of Guatemala, Coffee Harvest is already underway.

For those of us living in Antigua and Lake Atitlan the Coffee Harvest looks promising.

The coffee industry began to develop in Guatemala in the 1850s and 1860s, initially mixing its cultivation with cochineal. Small plantations flourished in Amatitlán and Antigua areas in the southwest. Initial growth though was slow due to lack of knowledge and technology. Many planters had to rely on loans and borrow from their families to finance their coffee estates (fincas) with coffee production in Guatemala increasingly owned by foreign companies who possessed the financial power to buy plantations and provide investment.

Guatemala Coffee Harvest

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Of Guatemala’s five volcanic coffee regions, Lake Atitlan’s soil is the richest in organic matter. Ninety percent of Traditional Lake Atitlan is cultivated along the slopes of the dramatic volcanoes that dominate the shores of Lake Atitlan, the largest and most famous of Guatemala’s many crater lakes. The daily winds (called Xocomil) that stir the cold lake water are an important influence on the microclimate.

The culture’s highly developed artisan tradition is reflected in the small producer’s skilled cultivation and processing. Although some take their coffee to nearby farms for milling, many belong to cooperatives with their own mill or process their harvest at home.

Guatemala Coffee Antigua

The Antigua Valley is one of Guatemala’s oldest and best-known coffee-growing regions. Its volcanoes and shallow water table help create the dry microclimate, with low humidity, lots of suns, and cool nights.

The coffee region of Antigua is an enclosed valley formed by three volcanoes: Agua, Acatenango, and Fuego. Its terrain is flat and gently sloping, unlike the other volcanic coffee regions, which are more rugged. Most of the coffee trees are planted on the valley floor, already at 5,000 feet; and, some farmers also cultivate the slopes of the volcanoes up to 5,600 feet.

The high pumice content in Antigua’s soil (from the active Fuego volcano) keeps the relative humidity steady at 65 percent year-round, unlike the other coffee regions, where humidity varies significantly between dry and rainy seasons.

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Originally published at https://growyourowncure.org on August 24, 2020.