{"id":3007,"date":"2017-01-11T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T11:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.estudiohispanico.com\/blog\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2017-01-11T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T11:47:40","slug":"coffee-culture-in-antigua-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estudiohispanico.com\/blog\/latin-america\/coffee-culture-in-antigua-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee culture in Antigua, Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of us can\u2019t stand a day without it or couldn\u2019t imagine a morning without it. You all know what I\u2019m talking about: this magical potion called coffee.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m definitely one of those persons who wake up, trying to find my way to the kitchen \u2013 eyes half closed \u2013 and getting myself a strong, hot coffee. If there\u2019s no coffee left I feel like the day is meant to be bad.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why travelling to South America, or better said; the three main exporters of coffee – Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, was more than a pleasure! Believe it or not, but there\u2019s a huge difference between the coffee you can buy in Europe, compared to the ones I drank there!<\/p>\n

Today I want to focus on my most interesting coffee experience I had during my trip.<\/p>\n

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Azotea farm in Antigua <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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walk through the azotea farm <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"coffee <\/a>
coffee in the making <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

I was very lucky to meet a guy, who was born and raised in Guatemala City and now living in Antigua who could introduce me to the Coffee culture in Guatemala.<\/p>\n

I bet nearly none of you knew that coffee is the number one export in Guatemala!<\/p>\n

My Guatemalan friend brought me to this famous coffee farm called \u2018\u2019La Azotea Plantation\u2019\u2019. This family business started to plant and produce coffee in 1893.<\/p>\n

In 1883 Do\u00f1a Dominga Mont purchased the plantation and her son-in-law, Don Marcelo Orive, converted it to the cultivation of coffee.<\/p>\n

In 1908, Don Marcelo\u2019s son, Don Alberto Orive, increased the size of the farm.<\/p>\n

The plantation and the coffee mill are still operated by Don Alberto\u2019s grandchildren who in the year 2000 converted part of the plantation to a museum complex: Centro Cultural La Azotea.<\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to get a private tour through the plantation, as well as exploring the museum and really seeing how coffee gets produced and the importance of different circumstances such as climate and surroundings.<\/p>\n

I definitely recommend a visit to a plantation set in the stunning nature of Guatemala.<\/p>\n

Now that I know how it works, I can enjoy my cup of coffee even more!<\/p>\n

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