Finca Filadelfia

Highlights

“Few farms carry a story quite like Finca Filadelfia. Nestled in the Antigua Valley in the shadow of three volcanoes, this is where Guatemalan coffee growing began. In 1864, Manuel Matheu made a pivotal decision to replant his farm in coffee after the industrial revolution rendered cochineal obsolete. After his first harvest, he sailed to London to sell the crop. The trip was such a success that the President of Guatemala commissioned him to teach other farmers how to do the same. The Antigua coffee region was born. Over 160 years later, the farm is still in the Dalton family, now in its fifth and sixth generations, and the obsession with quality is as fierce as ever.”