January, 2005 Archive

Pulping

Published
by
brett
on 12 January 2005
in Guatemala
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The first thing that is required at the end of the day when all the workers have ceased picking is to weigh the kostales, or bags. Each bag of cherries then proceeds to be dumped into a large metal hopper and piped to a machine that pulps the cherries[Made in Columbia, belt driven […]

Growing Coffee

Published
by
brett
on 11 January 2005
in Guatemala
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[coffeeresearch.com]
Two main species of coffee are cultivated today. Coffea arabica known as Arabica coffee accounts for 75-80% of the world’s production. Coffea canephora, known as Robusta coffee, is more robust than the Arabica plants, but produces an inferior tasting beverage with a higher caffeine content.
[end coffeeresearch.com]

Coffee farms have nurseries where the coffee is [...]

Photos From The Road

Published
by
brett
on 3 January 2005
in Guatemala
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