{"product_id":"guatemala-el-colmenar","title":"Guatemala El Colmenar","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Juan Rodríguez Cano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Colmenar, 1.2 hectares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Volcancito, Santa Rosa, Guatemala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Field Blend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed — 24-hour anaerobic fermentation in sealed bags, dry-pulped, then 36 hours of dry fermentation before drying on African beds for an average of 13 days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,700 masl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and complex, with olive oil cake, dried fruit, and almond on the nose. A bright, juicy cup loaded with red fruit and a slightly tropical edge, backed by great body and a long, sweet finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImporter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Semilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJuan Rodríguez Cano began growing coffee at the age of 11, after the death of his mother. Raised by one of his brothers, he inherited the land she left him, along with 200 coffee seedlings his brother gave him and the know-how to work them. He's been farming coffee ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 2013, Juan joined the local \"Resistencia\" movement opposing a mining company that was harming the region's land and water. He remains active in that fight today, and serves as president of Guardianes de la Naturaleza (Guardians of Nature), a community group that runs a collective forest nursery to help reforest the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt was through this same community — and conversations with growers in nearby Mataquescuintla about the export process — that Juan found his way into specialty coffee. The approach he follows uses minimal water: pulp and \"honey water\" left over from washing cherries are turned into organic fertilizer instead of waste. That ecological method, and the chance to be paid fairly for it, is what pushed him to start selling to international buyers. With support from partner organizations, his community has since brought in a lower-water coffee depulper and built drying tunnels to produce export-quality lots like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis lot paid Juan roughly 50% above the 2025 regional farmgate average for Santa Rosa — a concrete return for the work that goes into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eAbout Semilla \u0026amp; Cafe Colis Resistencia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSemilla's Guatemala partnership works with the producer group organized around Mataquescuintla, known as Cafe Colis Resistencia, a name shaped by what its growers have lived through. The community sits beside the Escobal silver mine, a large-scale operation built without the consent of the local Indigenous Xinca people. Their sustained legal and political resistance to the mine has become a landmark case for Indigenous rights in Guatemala. Juan's own work, both his years opposing the mine and his role leading a community forest nursery, is part of that same story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis summary is based on information provided by our partner and green bean supplier, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/semilla.ca\/\"\u003eSemilla\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wadi Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":46126675558434,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ French Press","offer_id":46126675591202,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Automatic Filter","offer_id":46126675623970,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Pour Over","offer_id":46126675656738,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Aeropress","offer_id":46126675689506,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Moka Pot","offer_id":46126675722274,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250g \/ Espresso","offer_id":46126675755042,"sku":"SO-CAG-250G-WA","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":46126675787810,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ French Press","offer_id":46126675820578,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Automatic Filter","offer_id":46126675853346,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Pour Over","offer_id":46126675886114,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Aeropress","offer_id":46126675918882,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Moka Pot","offer_id":46126675951650,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1Kg \/ Espresso","offer_id":46126675984418,"sku":"SO-CAG-1KG-WA","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Whole Beans","offer_id":46126676017186,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ French Press","offer_id":46126676049954,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Automatic Filter","offer_id":46126676082722,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Pour Over","offer_id":46126676115490,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Aeropress","offer_id":46126676148258,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Moka Pot","offer_id":46126676181026,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5Kg \/ Espresso","offer_id":46126676213794,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/9602\/3586\/files\/Online_image_600x800_for_Guat_El_Colemar.jpg?v=1785465256","url":"https:\/\/www.wadi.coffee\/products\/guatemala-el-colmenar","provider":"Wadi Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}