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Cupping Notes: chocolate and citrus notes, great balance of creamy and complex with a nice brightness upfront 
 
Process: fully washed and dried in the sun
 
Altitude: 1,400-1,650 meters
 
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai, Catimor, and Caturra
 
This lot comes from Las Duenas Cafe, a 100% women produced cooperative, a subsidiary of ASOBAGRI, which is doing incredible work towards gender equality in the region. 

Huehuetenango is well-known for its high altitudes and consistent weather patterns, which are perfect for producing the sparkling acidity and distinctive fruit flavors of the region. The microclimate is unique: the region lies at an intersection of hot air sweeping eastwards from the Plains of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico and cool air rushing down from the Cuchumatanes Mountains. This meeting of hot and cold air keeps frost in check and enables coffee cultivation at high altitudes. 

The spectacularly rugged terrain has served to preserve the indigenous heritage, distinct clothing, and dialects that can vary from one mountain ridge to the next. In this cultural oasis, ASOBAGRI (who produces Cafe De Mujer) has become an important bridge to the international coffee community. This cooperative is simply one of the most sophisticated and well organized in the world with more than 1,400 members, spread across 80 communities, who cultivate and harvest their own coffee on small farms with their own micro-mills.