Guatemala is said to have the best quality coffee in all of Latin America, but they rank number seven in production. As we learned yesterday, most of Guatemalan coffee production happens by hand by individual farmers and in their own homes. Farmers like Alberto and Daniel are part of a co-op with 20 other coffee farmers. They have a really tight-knit community operation happening from house-to-house. Our tour was with As Green As it Gets (www.asgreenasitgets.org)

We spent the morning hiking the volcano to where their coffee is grown. Then we went to Alberto’s house to see how the bean is separated from the fruit and husk and dried. At Daniel’s house, we roasted beans over an open fire and then ground them down for a fresh cup of coffee. I even had two cups and it wasn’t decaf.

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