Guatemala
Guatemala matters in specialty because regions genuinely behave differently, driven by climate, drying feasibility, and parchment commercialization patterns.
Growing Regions
10 Regions
Antigua
volcanic soils, drying advantage, strong exporter control
Huehuetenango
altitude + remoteness = power shift to exporters
Atitlán
steep terrain, humidity pressure, cooperative importance
Cobán (Alta Verapaz)
cloud forest coffee, drying bottleneck
Acatenango
emerging specialty pocket, volcano adjacency
San Marcos
hot lowlands to high peaks, extreme variability