Juan José Ariano is the owner of farms in Huehuetenango like Las Camelias and Finca La Libertad. He has been exporting his coffee for more than 20 years now and his family had been producing coffees for generations since his grandfather, Jorge Vides, who founded Finca La Bolsa in 1958 (El Panal). His mother Maria Elena Vides is in charge of checking Quality at the laboratory and involved in women coffee projects, including Hamacas. 

Juan provides guidance and necessary tools to his collaborators for cherry picking. The cherries are evaluated at the on-site dry mill, selecting the best ones for further processing. Wet processing follows, with diligent labor at the patio to carefully dry and separate the batches called partidas. Once ready, samples are sent to a quality control facility in Guatemala City, where cupping evaluations are conducted. Coffees are grouped based on profiles and physical characteristics, ensuring traceability and maintaining consistent quality.

The Vides family is constantly renovating or developing new farms, each focusing on a specific process and specific varieties. The personnel working on the farms are trained to understand the needs of the different varieties and the various tasks that must be performed.

We’ve been working with Vides58 since 2023, and we believe their quality in the area is unmatched!