Buena Vista

The Fraijanes region is much further south than Huehuetenango, where most of our Guatemalan lots come from each year. Fraijanes lies much closer to the Guatemalan capital Guatemala City, so has felt the effects of urbanisation, with higher costs of production and rising land values leading to some difficulty in maintaining a profitable coffee farm. Freddy’s farm is only around a 90 minute drive from the city, and is a great example of the work that’s possible in this region, leading a move towards higher quality in order to maintain his family business. He has worked on separation of several varietals from the farm, creating traceable micro lots that he can sell for a premium.