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Guatemala - Huehuetenango La Morena
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  • Guatemala - Huehuetenango La Morena
Guatemala - Huehuetenango La Morena

Guatemala - Huehuetenango La Morena

$10.00
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Notes: Milk Chocolate • Caramel • Red Apple

Medium Roast | Washed Process | 1,500–1,900m

Grown in the highlands of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, this coffee comes from the La Morena Women’s Coffee Collective, where small, women-led farms cultivate coffee at elevations between 1,500 and 1,900 meters. The region’s high altitude and cool nights contribute to slow cherry development and balanced sweetness.

Fully washed and roasted to a medium profile, this coffee delivers comforting milk chocolate and caramel sweetness, balanced by a crisp red apple brightness and a clean, smooth finish. Thoughtfully sourced and intentionally roasted, La Morena reflects both exceptional quality and the work of the women behind it.

Each bag represents the care and dedication of the women producers behind La Morena and highlights the quality that comes from thoughtful farming and intentional roasting.
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The Farm

Guatemala La Morena is grown in the rugged highlands of Huehuetenango, one of Guatemala’s most respected coffee-growing regions. Coffee here is cultivated on steep mountain slopes at elevations ranging from 1,500 to 1,900 meters above sea level, where warm days and cool nights allow cherries to mature slowly and develop layered sweetness.

This coffee comes from the La Morena Women’s Coffee Collective, a group of women producers who manage small, family-run farms throughout the region. Many of these women have been involved in coffee farming for decades, often balancing farm work with family responsibilities while maintaining deep knowledge of their land and crops. Their farms are typically small, and coffee is grown alongside food crops in systems that emphasize care, sustainability, and long-term stewardship.

Harvesting is done by hand, with cherries selected at peak ripeness to ensure quality. After harvest, the coffee is fully washed, a traditional method in Guatemala that enhances clarity and balance. Careful fermentation and drying help preserve the coffee’s natural sweetness and structure, resulting in a clean, approachable cup that reflects both the region and the dedication of the women behind it.

La Morena represents more than a place—it highlights the skill, resilience, and leadership of women farmers whose work continues to shape the future of Guatemalan coffee.

La Morena Initiative

The La Morena initiative was created to address gender inequality within Guatemala’s coffee sector by giving women producers greater access to global specialty coffee markets. While women have long played a vital role in coffee farming—managing farms, overseeing harvests, and maintaining quality—their work has often gone unrecognized and undervalued.

La Morena brings together coffees grown by women-led farms and ensures they are identified and marketed in a way that highlights both quality and origin. By doing so, the initiative helps women producers gain visibility, recognition, and fairer economic opportunity for their work.

Beyond market access, La Morena supports long-term sustainability by encouraging collaboration among producers, knowledge-sharing, and quality improvement at the farm level. These efforts help strengthen household incomes, increase financial independence, and expand leadership opportunities for women within their communities.

By choosing La Morena coffee, you’re supporting a program that celebrates the skill, resilience, and contribution of women farmers and helps create a more equitable and transparent coffee supply chain.

Guatemala

Coffee has been central to Guatemala’s economy and culture since the late 1800s, when it became the country’s most important export. Today, the majority of Guatemalan coffee comes from smallholder farmers who cultivate their land with deep generational knowledge, adapting farming techniques to the distinct climates of each region.

Huehuetenango — remote, mountainous, and uniquely protected from frost — produces some of the country’s most celebrated coffees. Its Indigenous communities have long relied on coffee both as economic security and as a way to preserve land stewardship traditions. The result is a coffee culture built on craftsmanship, resilience, and a profound connection between the people and their land.

Connection

We connect people to the source of their coffee — the farmers, the land, and the story behind every bean. Each cup is a shared journey from farm to coast.

Craft

Every batch is roasted with intention and respect for the farmers and the land that make it possible. Quality isn’t a goal. It’s a commitment.

Community

Our community is shaped by adventure — from coastal sunrises to the people we meet along the way. Bert’s Beans brings those moments together through good coffee and meaningful connection.

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