Guatemala Xinabajul Aler Villatoro

This coffee is from Aler Villatoro, one member of a family group we buy coffee from in the La Libertad district of Huehuetenango. He has two farms in the town of Peña Blanca, both ranging in altitude from 1700 to 1850 meters above sea level. Aler's family have also built out a sizable wet mill operation in the next town over, complete with depulping machine, washing channels, and large cement patios for drying coffee. It's built alongside the river which is the water source for washing the coffee. Aler and his cousin Aurelio also built a mill called "Punta del Cerro" in the neighboring town where they buy and process coffees from other local farmers. (We have some lots from that effort on the way with "del Cerro" in the title). They've played a significant role in our Xinabajul Project that we started more than 15 years ago, connecting us to the coffees of their extended family, as well as the surrounding community of La Libertad. You can read more about the project in our Coffee Library.