La Maravilla - Los Arroyos( Espresso Roasted )

COUNTRY: Guatemala

DEPARTMENT: Huehuetenango

MUNICIPALITY: La Libertad

TOWN: Los Arroyos

FARM SIZE: 25 Hectares

ELEVATION: 1,650 - 1,800m above sea level

VARIETY: Pache San Ramón

PROCESSING: Washed

FARM OWNER: Mauricio Rosales

La Maravilla (means “the wonder”) is a family-run farm located in the heart of the lush Huehuetenango region, located to the west of Guatemala and near the border of Mexico.  The farm was first established by Guillermo Rosales and his son Mauricio, and is divided into six plots, which differ in varieties: Pacayal (Caturra), La Peña (Pache), El Mezcal (Bourbon & Caturra), El Aguacate (Caturra), La Cumbre (Bourbon, Caturra & Pache) and Los Arroyos (Caturra & Pache San Ramón). This particular lot comes from a plot of the farm called “Los Arroyos,” which translates to “the creeks” in Spanish, and is the name of the community that surrounds the town.

The topography of La Maravilla is steep and irregular, making harvesting very labour-intensive and time-consuming. All coffee is picked by hand by a skilled team of seasonal workers, who come from as far as the Quiché department, though most live locally and join the farm each year. They do multiple passes throughout the harvest to ensure only the very ripest cherries are selected. The harvest season at La Maravilla is from January to April. For quality control purposes Mauricio and his team monitor every step of production, from hand-picking right through to final delivery, and carefully cup each individual day lot from each plot. 

Mauricio mainly produces fully washed coffees, such as this lot.  Cherries are carefully sorted and pulped in a traditional wet mill on the same day that they are picked, using water from the Los Arroyos natural spring. Wet parchment is then fermented in tank, washed again and sun-dried on Mauricio’s pristine patios or raised beds for 15-20 days. Once dry, the coffee is rested in parchment in a timber warehouse built on the farm.

Suitable for Espresso Machine, Mokka Pot, Stove Top, French press, and Filter brewing methods

Recommended Espresso Machine,Mokka Pot,French press

**NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.