Guatemala Antigua, Finca La Carmona March 2011

The coffee we offer as Pulcal is from the old Carmona farm in Antigua. Maria Zelaya has a special pride in this special place, which shows in the coffee, the dairy cows, the flowers, the coffee mill, and just about everything at this amazing place! -Tom

Welcome walkway at La Carmona Back to Antigua ...An archway of old Bourbon and Caturra coffee trees greets you ...Carmona...	Sorting coffee after picking... This is where quality comes from - having each picker sort their coffee at the end of the day,...	Final pickings, Sorted. When you do the last pass on a part of the farm, you clean off the trees of all cherry, here are...
Separating green from red at Carmona When cleaning, the trees are pretty much strip-picked, separating the green as you go, then...	Separating green from red at Carmona Carmona Estate and Pulcal Beneficio, Antigua Guatemala	Puppy love How could anyone NOT take a picture of this guy? A coffee pickers dog at Carmona Estate
Sorting coffee after picking Carmona Estate and Pulcal Beneficio, Antigua Guatemala	Sorting coffee after picking A social time to sit and talk, weigh in coffee, and get paid. Most pickers in Antigua come for...	Maria Zelaya's cows When you ask the owner, Maria Zelaya, about her dairy cows she becomes very animated. Each is...
Pipo, the Boxer This is the character ... he did not even lift his head so much as move from his spot on the...	Harvested Flowers Carmona Estate and Pulcal Beneficio, Antigua Guatemala	Pipo the "don't bug me" dog In about an hour spent in Maria's garden, Pipo did not move. I wasn't going to try. Carmona...
Orchids: Orquídeas Small, delicate orchids at Carmona Garden. Antigua Guatemala	Nasturtium Spicy! But they do not eat nasturtium here. Carmona garden, Antigua Guatemala	Flower Carmona Estate and Pulcal Beneficio, Antigua Guatemala