Guatemala washed Robusta Finca Buena Vista

San Marcos, Guatemala’s westernmost department, is bordered to the northeast by Huehuetenango, to the east by Quetzaltenango, to the south by Retalhuleu and the Pacific Ocean, and to the west by the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is the warmest of Guatemala’s eight coffee-growing regions and receives the highest levels of rainfall, reaching up to 200 inches (5,000 mm) annually, with humidity levels between 70–80%. Seasonal rains arrive earlier here than in other regions, resulting in the earliest flowering of coffee plants.

Across Guatemala, Arabica production predominates, though approximately 10% of production corresponds to Robusta. Finca Buena Vista is one of the few farms offering it. It is located in San Marcos, in the municipality of El Tumbador, home to the Mam Indigenous people—descendants of the Mayan civilization living across Guatemala and Mexico. Agriculture is the primary source of income in the area, with many families cultivating coffee, sugarcane, beans, fruits, and spices such as cardamom and macadamia.

The mountainous terrain in the area makes soil conservation and agroforestry systems particularly important for long-term productivity and resilience—an approach that Finca Buena Vista manages exceptionally well. The Robusta is grown at altitudes between 250 and 325 meters above sea level across an area of approximately 100 hectares.