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The Coffee

Cafe de la Esperanza is shade grown on the rugged and remote hillsides of the Ixil Triangle in the Quiche region of  Guatemala. This area, once ravaged by a 36 year civil war, now  produces a treasure, Cafe de la Esperanza. Grown and sun-dried  at 3,500 to 5,000 feet, Cafe de la Esperanza is a sweet, citric  coffee with balanced body and acidity. Each coffee plant is  hand-cultivated and every bean is hand-processed at "Finca La  Perla." This unique combination of characteristics has led to  "Finca La Perla" receiving International Recognition in the form  of the "Cup of Excellence" award.

The Farmers

Project Esperanza was established to provide farming pastors and  leaders in the Quiche region a way to access the global marketplace  to receive a fair price for their labors. Requiring an incredibly labor  intensive process, coffee farming means long hours of work with only  backs and mules to carry the burden. Project Esperanza seeks to  improve the living conditions of farming pastors and community  leaders as they provide for their growing families and work in their  local churches and communities to promote hope and peace.  Proceeds from Cafe de la Esperanza go back into the Project to  support resources for churches and communities in the region that  promote hope and peace.