This unique coffee is from the historic region of Antigua in Guatemala, the rich Central American coffee-producing powerhouse. In the year 1541, Don Juan de Carmona ventured to Guatemala with Don Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish conqueror. The area of land was slowly developed over many centuries, and in the 1800s, the Zelaya family was able to acquire the fertile soils in order to plant Arabica coffee, naming it Hacienda Carmona. The dedication on this land was revealed in 1918, when coffee was first exported from Guatemala from this exact farm. Today, the plantation is thriving and has grown in size, climbing high into the volcanic geology of the area.