A rainy, cloudy region on a former volcanic range where coffee dates from the 1950s, with cups described as balanced, full-bodied and chocolaty.
New Oriente is a rainy, cloudy coffee region on a former volcanic range, with metamorphic-rock soils balanced in minerals. Coffee has been cultivated there since the 1950s, and virtually every farm on the mountain has become a coffee-producing unit.
Field notes
- i
ANACAFÉ's rust-resistant Anacafé-14 variety was discovered in Nuevo Oriente, on a farm in Camotán, Chiquimula where it was planted in 1984 and noticed for its resistance.
- ii
Coffee has grown on Nuevo Oriente's former volcanic range only since the 1950s, and a region once among Guatemala's poorest and most isolated now has coffee on nearly every mountain farm.
In the cup, according to guides
- BodyMoreANACAFÉ describes a well-balanced, full-bodied cup with a chocolaty flavor.
- ChocolateOften notedA chocolaty flavor is part of the ANACAFÉ profile.
Elsewhere in Guatemala
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in Guatemala · Wikipedia
- New Oriente region profile · Anacafé (Guatemalan Coffees)
- Anacafé-14, variedad resistente a la roya (Prensa Libre, 26 July 2014) · Prensa Libre