We dedicated this coffee  to Tecun Uman one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. 

According to the Kaqchikel annals, he was slain by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado while waging battle against the Spanish and their allies on the approach to Quetzaltenango. 

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Sourced from four-hundred family owned farms located within the municipality of Huehuetenango in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. On average, producers cultivate coffee on 2 acres of land intercropped with corn and beans produced for their own consumption. The producers have very little infrastructure to process their own coffee so they have partnered with an export company called Unitrade Coffee, which has a centrally located wet mill in Huehuetenango where producers can deliver their cherry. In addition to supporting coffee producers and improve their access to international markets, Unitrade established an organization called CoffeeCare (focused on education, nutrition, and health) to ensure that producers have healthy places to send their children to learn, grow and play while they are harvesting coffee.

CUPPING NOTES: Medium Acidity, Medium Body, Lemon/Lime, Nougat, Brown Sugar
Grower: 400 Producers from Huehuetenango
REGION: Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Altitude: 1,800-2,000 MASL
Process: Fully Washed and Dried in the Sun and in Mechanical Dryers
Varietals: Bourbon, Catuai, and Caturra
Soil: Clay Minerals