Criollo is a very rare and precious variety of cacao that was at risk of extinction for many years.
It is the cacao of the Mayas and the Aztecs, the cultivation of which has been progressively abandoned owing to its low yield.
It is delicate cacao and makes up just 0.01% of global cacao production.
Cafe Las Cristalinas only uses this type of cacao.
The offer from Cafe Las Cristalinas.
- One package of freshly roasted Premium Guatemala Coffee
- One-pound block of Traditional Mayan Ceremonial Cacao.
- For $94.55. Worldwide Free Shipping
San Pedro La Laguna. San Pedro and San Juan are considered the coffee regions around Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
When you arrive in San Pedro from other areas around Lake Atitlan, you will be faced with a large hill to navigate upwards from the docks of San Pedro.
The climb is worth it for this little local cafe.
Ethical Fashion DHL Guatemala works with coffee and cacao producers throughout Guatemala, providing growers and roasters with market access and DHL shipping services, enabling growers and roasters to sell directly to the end consumer worldwide.
Cafe Las Cristalinas San Pedro La Laguna Coffee and Cacao Profile
Cafe Las Cristalinas San Pedro La Laguna supports small producers of Guatemalan coffee and cacao by purchasing directly from the growers.
- Shade-grown coffee is a form of the crop produced by coffee plants grown under a canopy of trees. A canopy of assorted types of shade trees is created to cultivate shade-grown coffee. Because it incorporates principles of natural ecology to promote natural ecological relationships, shade-grown coffee can be considered an offshoot of agricultural permaculture or agroforestry.
- Coffee grown within a single known geographic origin is known as single-origin coffee. Single origins can offer unique characteristics and specific tastes when compared to blended coffees from multiple origins.