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Village of Chanjon, Rio, #Guatemala

After having crossed the mountains and plateaus, passing by small towns nestled in the valleys, we reach the tiny Guatemalan hamlet of Chanjon, consisting of but a few houses, no more than fifteen. The families animate this community, sharing their daily routines, their work tending the earth and the coffee harvest. In this rural and isolated environment, 1,800 meters in altitude, the day commences with the sunrise and the sound of a rooster crowing. The women play the role of housekeepers in the morning. Some of them among the community have chosen to be single, raising their children on their own. Around 8 am, the children cross the roads down the slopes covered in coffee plants, with red cherries or white flowers, depending on the seasons. They are at school until lunch time. On the walls of the classroom for the youngest is written: “the values of the week”. In another room, the children are standing with their hand over their hearts while singing the national anthem. In the courtyard of the school, girls are playing football with the boys. The parents are busy harvesting the coffee beans, while the younger kids stay by their mother’s side, and the older ones carefully observe their parents and grandparents work as they will most likely be following their paths in the field of coffee cultivation. Members of this community of 22 families joined an association called “Asdeflor” in order to unite the strengths of each individual and to share out the products of the harvest. They became part of the AAA program in 2011. Their coffee is of great quality, and they have been asked to produce more. They replied that it was not possible to produce a larger quantity of coffee, as they did not want to change the quality of the product, and that that time was a precious factor in their product's results.

Published in"Soul of Coffee" (Michel Lafon Publishing, 2013)

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