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tags: [] - coffee/geography - coffee/geography/central-america aliases: - Guatemala specialty coffee - Guatemalan coffee created: 2026-05-10 updated: 2026-05-10

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Guatemala Specialty

Tags: #coffee/geography #coffee/geography/central-america Aliases: Guatemala specialty coffee, Guatemalan coffee Related: Specialty Coffee MoC | Green Coffee Grading Status: 🌱 Stub

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Overview

Guatemala is one of Central America's most important specialty coffee origins, with diverse growing regions — including Huehuetenango, Antigua, Atitlán, and Acatenango — each producing distinctive flavour profiles shaped by altitude, microclimate, and volcanic soil. The country's emphasis on altitude-grown Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) coffees, which develop greater density and flavour complexity through slow growth at high elevation, has made Guatemalan coffee a consistent and respected source for specialty buyers globally.

Related Notes

• Green Coffee Grading
• Costa Rican Microlots
• Colombian Specialty Coffee
• Specialty Coffee MoC

References

• Anacafé (Asociación Nacional del Café), Guatemala Specialty Overview

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