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Third Wave Coffee Source Ltd. 145157 St. John Street EC1V 4PW, London, UK www.thirdwavecoffeesource.com Finca El Carmen Acatenango, Guatemala Farm: Finca El Carmen Region: Acatenango Farm Varietal: Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Tekisi, Pache Procesing: Wet Milling and sun dried in patios Size of Finca: 45 Hectareas Kilos produced: 35,000 (avg. Year) Elevation: 1800 mts Rainfall: 1,700 ml Temperature: 18 – 24 c Water Supply: Natural Spring Water Soild: Limestone of origin volcanic Shades Trees: Inga and native trees Owner: Juan Jose Mejia Town/City Patzicia, Chimaltenango Acatenango Region: The Acatenango Valley produces coffee with an aromatic aroma, balanced body, and sweet clean finish. Frequent eruptions from the nearby Fuego volcano keep the coarse, sandy soils full of minerals enhancing the acidity of the beans, a difference you can taste in all of our coffees Farm History: Finca “El Carmen” has a history in coffee production that dates back to 1930 when it was part of finca “La Colina”, one of Acatenango’s first coffee farms. Finca La Colina was previously owned by Mr. Mateo Mejia Mazariegos, who won various national and international awards for his excellent coffee.

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Third  Wave  Coffee  Source  Ltd.  145-­‐157  St.  John  Street  EC1V  4PW,  London,  UK  www.thirdwavecoffeesource.com  

Finca    El  Carmen    

Acatenango,  Guatemala    

Farm:  Finca  El  Carmen    

Region:  Acatenango  

Farm  Varietal:  Bourbon,  Typica,  Caturra,  Tekisi,  Pache  

Procesing:  Wet  Milling  and  sun  dried  in  patios    Size  of  Finca:  45  Hectareas  

Kilos  produced:  35,000  (avg.  Year)  

Elevation:  1800  mts  

Rainfall:  1,700  ml  

Temperature:  18  –  24  c  

Water  Supply:  Natural  Spring  Water  

Soild:  Limestone  of  origin  volcanic  

Shades  Trees:  Inga  and  native  trees  

Owner:  Juan  Jose  Mejia    

Town/City  Patzicia,  Chimaltenango  

 Acatenango  Region:  The  Acatenango  Valley  produces  coffee  with  an  aromatic  aroma,  balanced  body,  and  sweet  clean  finish.  Frequent  eruptions  from  the  nearby  Fuego  volcano  keep  the  coarse,  sandy  soils  full  of  minerals  enhancing  the  acidity  of  the  beans,  a  difference  you  can  taste  in  all  of  our  coffees    Farm  History:  Finca  “El  Carmen”  has  a  history  in  coffee  production  that  dates  back  to  1930  when  it  was  part  of  finca  “La  Colina”,  one  of  Acatenango’s  first  coffee  farms.  Finca  La  Colina  was  previously  owned  by  Mr.  Mateo  Mejia  Mazariegos,  who  won  various  national  and  international  awards  for  his  excellent  coffee.  

Third  Wave  Coffee  Source  Ltd.  145-­‐157  St.  John  Street  EC1V  4PW,  London,  UK  www.thirdwavecoffeesource.com  

 La  Colina  was  the  first  farm  to  have  both  wet  and  dry  mills  at  beneficio  “La  Providencia”.  Once  the  farm  was  split  into  different  working  sections  it  had  many  other  beneficios  “El  Socorro”,  “Palo  Verde”,  and  “Platanar”,  among  others.    Subsequently,  the  farm  was  then  split  into  five  working  sections:  La  Colina,  San  Miguel,  El  Pensativo,  El  Carmen  and  San  Mateo.    All  these  divisions  are  within  the  municipal  of  Acatenango,  neighbouring  the  towns  of  San  Antonio  Nejapa  and  Los  Planes.    In  1950  Mr.  Mateo  Mejia  passed  ownership  of  “El  Carmen”  to  his  son  Mr.  Jose  Mejia  and  in1980  with  Mr.  Jose’s  passing,  his  son,  Mr.  Juan  Jose  Mejia  inherited  the  farm.  He  has  been  in  charge  of  the  farm  ever  since,  and  successfully  manages  to  harvest  some  of  the  best  coffee  in  the  region  

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