Mexico Huatusco

When driving to Huatusco from Mexico City or Puebla, most of the journey is above the coffee line; this part of Mexico is full of high mountains and breathtaking views but is simply too high and cold for coffee to grow. Upon reaching Huatusco, the scenery and environment change, becoming tropical and humid during the daytime, but also having very cold temperatures throughout the night. Coffee is produced in the central mountainous region of the state of Veracruz (Huatusco and surrounding municipalities). The majority are small farmers of 1 ha and medium farmers of 18 hectares on average. We buy from farmers of all sizes but always ensure the best qualities available with the correct practices and growing conditions across the whole value chain.

Huatusco is the perfect region to grow coffee thanks to its abundant rainfall. Farms are advanced and very well organized. Processing coffee in Huatusco is slightly more complicated than in other Mexican regions during coffee harvest season due to the rainy days and very cold nights (which delay the fermentation process). Due to this complexity, farmers tend to sell coffee cherry.