There was no school on Friday for some students and teachers, we went on a field trip instead. It was nice change to get out of town. We went to a coffee farm about 30’ walk from my hotel. All of a sudden you are in countryside. The farm sits at the foothills and is surrounded by tropical forrest. This farm has been transformed into a park / museum / and an active coffee producing place. It is also a very popular picnic place for locals and gringos alike. The whole coffee production process is explained in the local museum. I’ve remembered only that one grown plant produce enough coffee for 32 cups of coffee. Coffee was transported to the coast by the rail in the past. It is all gone now and coffee is being trucked to ports. Interesting info is that there are no coffee harvesting machines. Every single been is picked by hand. The original coffee plants are quite tall, about 2m. The locals here are small so the plants has been modified into shrubs about 1.5m tall which can be easily picked even by children. It is a source of extra income for entire family during the season. It was very interesting to see coffee we drink every day in “the wild”. There are many different climate zones in Guatemala producing different coffee brands. The coffee farms here are small, so they are combined into collectives which take care of collection, distribution and sales. Most of the coffee is for export. Guatemala ranks 8th in the coffee production in the world. And the coffee here is GOOD 😊