Antigua, Huehuetenango, Atitlán — the eight regions
Guatemala’s national coffee association, Anacafé, classifies the country’s growing areas into eight official regions: Antigua, Acatenango, Atitlán, Cobán, Fraijanes, New Oriente, San Marcos and Huehuetenango. Each pairs altitude, soil and climate differently — Antigua reads as volcanic-soil chocolate and smoke, Huehuetenango as high-altitude bright citrus and florals, Cobán as delicate acidity shaped by its long rainy season — so every region rewards a different kind of attention.