Guatemala La Morena Huehuetenango Women Producers - Medium
Produced by women in the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala, this coffee brings all the best characteristics of Guatemalan coffee straight from their farms to your cup! La Morena, a program supporting women growing coffee, recently expanded their operations to the region of Cubulco and this is the second year. Coffees from Guatemala tend to be favorites for drinkers around the world, sought out for their well-rounded, pleasant flavor profiles. As usual, this Guatemala is exceptional and brings together lovers of great coffee. We’re happy to work with coffee grown, harvested and processed by the women of Guatemala and support their efforts from a far.
Flavor Notes
Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Grower
Various women producers associated Volcafe Guatemala and the La Morena program
Variety
Bourbon, Catuai, and Caturra
Region
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Harvest
December-March
Altitude
1200-1600 masl
Soil
Clay minerals
Process
Washed
Certifications
Women Produced
“In Guatemala, gender equality remains a challenge, and coffee has long been a male-dominated industry. These factors have made it incredibly difficult for women to compete and thrive in the coffee world. That’s why we are thrilled to offer La Morena as a platform to showcase the work of women farmers across Guatemala.
Genuine Origin started the La Morena program in 2016 with Volcafe Guatemala, its sister company in Guatemala. The first lot featured coffee from four producers in 32 boxes (roughly - 2,000 lbs). Several years later, we are proud to be importing full container loads of La Morena coffee from dozens of women farmers. And for the first time, we have expanded La Morena beyond Huehuetenango. This year we are proud to feature coffee from female growers from the municipality of Cubulco in the Baja Verapaz department.”