Finca Los Humitos
The farm Finca Los Humitos was originally owned by Dr. Rodolfo Castillo, but was sold to Seo Hee Holding, S.A after his passing. The soils here are rich with volcanic material thanks to the many volcanoes in the region, making it an ideal area to grow coffee.
- Farm Finca Los Humitos
- Varietal Anacafe 14, Catimor, Caturra, Yellow Catuai
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,500 – 1,600 metres above sea level
- Town / City Los Humitos
- Region Amatitlán
- Owner Seo Hee Holding, S. A
- Tasting Notes Chocolate, honey, berries
- Farm Size 28 hectares
Coffee has helped fuel Guatemala’s economy for over a hundred years. Today, an estimated 125,000 coffee producers drive Guatemala’s coffee industry and coffee remains one of Guatemala’s principal export products, accounting for 40% of all agricultural export revenue.
It is most likely that Jesuit missionaries introduced coffee to Guatemala, and there are accounts of coffee being grown in the country as early as mid-18th century. Nonetheless, as in neighbouring El Salvador, coffee only became an important export crop for the country at the advent of synthetic dyes and industrialisation of textiles – in the mid-19th century. Throughout the latter half of the 1800s, various government programs sought to promote coffee as a means to stimulate the economy, including a massive land privatisation program initiated by President Justo Rufino Barrias in 1871, which resulted in the creation of large coffee estates, many of which still produce some of Guatemala’s best coffees today.