{"product_id":"guatemala-america-perez","title":"Guatemala America Perez","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003eGUATEMALA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003eAMERICA PEREZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 11.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eRED STONE FRUITS, ROOIBOS, CARAMEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"159\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA lovely washed Huehuetenango from a producer who's new to us this year.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"467\"\u003eAmerica Perez's coffee is everything we want from a clean, classic Guatemala: ripe red stone fruit, rooibos tea, and deep caramel sweetness. There's enough fruit and acidity to keep the cup lively, but it has that comforting structure and balance that makes great Huehue coffee so easy to keep drinking. Classic.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eBEAN DETAILS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eORIGIN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCanoguitas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmerica Perez Ramirez\u003cbr\u003eELEVATION: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1,500–1,900 masl\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2740\"\u003eCherries are selectively picked at peak ripeness and depulped the same day. The coffee then ferments in open cement tanks for approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2641\"\u003e12 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e, with America adjusting fermentation based on temperature, weather, and the ripeness of the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2923\"\u003eOnce fermentation is complete, the coffee is moved into washing tanks. Water is changed three to four times while the coffee is agitated and floating or defective seeds are removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVARIETY: \u003cspan\u003eCaturra, Bourbon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTASTING NOTES: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3704\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eRipe red stone fruit leads into rooibos tea and deep caramel sweetness. Clean, structured, and wonderfully balanced.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1ccmnno\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3706\" data-end=\"3730\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROAST TYPE: Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFarm Level\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"i8z8m8\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"574\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAbout America Perez\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"724\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"601\"\u003eAmerica Perez Ramirez\u003c\/strong\u003e works alongside her father, Alejandro Ramírez Méndez, on their family's coffee farms around \u003cstrong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eCanoguitas, Huehuetenango\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eCoffee runs deep in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003eAmerica's grandfather spent more than 20 years working as a laborer on farms in the Ixnul area before saving enough money to purchase his first parcel. Her father, Alejandro, began working alongside him as a teenager and eventually started buying and planting land of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1193\"\u003eToday, America and Alejandro farm across \u003cstrong data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003efour small parcels in two municipalities\u003c\/strong\u003e, ranging from approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003e1,500 to 1,900 meters above sea level\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003eIt's a true family livelihood. Coffee is their primary source of income, and during harvest America employs another 10–12 people from the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1446\"\u003eTheir philosophy is refreshingly simple: good farming takes \u003cstrong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1445\"\u003ehard work, persistence, and patience\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1bp7ddj\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1460\"\u003eThe Farms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eAmerica's four parcels include \u003cstrong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eJolimex, Tuiscús, Canoguitas, and Chejoj\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1780\"\u003eThe farms are primarily planted with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1600\"\u003eCaturra and Bourbon\u003c\/strong\u003e, alongside some Catimor and a small planting of Pacamara. Coffee grows beneath chalúm and grevillea shade trees, while corn and beans are also cultivated for the family's own use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003eAmerica returns coffee pulp to the soil after processing, recycling part of the harvest back into the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003eWe met America through the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1947\"\u003eCanoguitas producer group\u003c\/strong\u003e, which recently completed a shared coffee warehouse after two years of planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2228\"\u003eThe building sits on America and Alejandro's land, with Alejandro serving as its manager—receiving lots from participating producers, maintaining inventory, and sometimes collecting coffees himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2401\"\u003eIt's a small piece of infrastructure, but an important one for producers trying to improve quality and organize coffee collectively in a very remote part of Huehuetenango.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"50wjqv\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2403\" data-end=\"2417\"\u003eThe Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003eAmerica produces this coffee using a traditional \u003cstrong data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2486\"\u003ewashed process\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2740\"\u003eCherries are selectively picked at peak ripeness and depulped the same day. The coffee then ferments in open cement tanks for approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2641\"\u003e12 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e, with America adjusting fermentation based on temperature, weather, and the ripeness of the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2923\"\u003eOnce fermentation is complete, the coffee is moved into washing tanks. Water is changed three to four times while the coffee is agitated and floating or defective seeds are removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2925\" data-end=\"3135\"\u003eThe parchment is then spread in a thin layer across nylon-lined patios. It's raked roughly every hour during the day, gathered into piles each night, and spread again the following morning until completely dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3216\"\u003eIt's careful, hands-on processing, and you can taste that precision in the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"165ncwf\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3233\"\u003eBean Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3535\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3235\" data-end=\"3246\"\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canoguitas, Huehuetenango, Guatemala\u003cbr data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3286\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003ePRODUCER:\u003c\/strong\u003e America Perez Ramirez\u003cbr data-start=\"3321\" data-end=\"3324\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003eELEVATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,500–1,900 masl\u003cbr data-start=\"3355\" 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