This morning Hubs bought me a pastry from a reposteria across the road from our school. It is similar to the bakery I mentioned yesterday, but smaller.
-Bethany
Today our Spanish school went to a local coffee farm for a tour. Our guide took us through the whole process of making coffee, from starting the plants in a nursery to harvesting the beans and processing. This variety of coffee is planted beneath avocado and/or banana trees in a very perma-culture-y way. Insect traps were made with pop bottles and a mixture of alcohol and kerosene. The spray they used on the plants was made with red pepper and other natural ingredients. The coffee beans come from sweet red berries about the size of a thumbnail. Inside each berry are two beans facing each other. These red berries are collected by hand or by machine. At this farm, they were picking the berries by hand. Often the children of the workers are free to play or help their parents pick. The sweet red pulps of the beans are removed and used for either 1) compost, or 2) making Kahlua. Our tour guide let us taste different roasts of beans (as well as some coffee-flavored chocolate!) and we learned all about the history and progress of coffee. I thought it was interesting that the farm had never been owned by a Guatemalan, only foreigners. It was a very interesting trip and I'm glad we got the opportunity to go. This morning Hubs bought me a pastry from a reposteria across the road from our school. It is similar to the bakery I mentioned yesterday, but smaller. So many desserts, so little time left in Antigua!
-Bethany
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