Marlon Del Valle Maragogype Espresso

On our quest to find a great small farmer in Guatemala with the help of exporter, Stephany Davila, we met the wonderful Marlon Del Valle and family who’ve been tending to their outstanding crops for over 25 years.

This particular lot comes from a small planting of Maragogype on the Del Valle family land. The Maragogype varietal is sometimes called the “elephant bean” due to its very large size and it’s sought after for its incredible flavour and richness.

When the Del Valle family matriarch and legendary pillar of El Valle’s coffee production, María Eugenia passed on ownership of the farm to Marlon, his brother Rudelfi and family, a new generation of coffee farmers was born.

Marlon’s commitment to the community and unique agronomic expertise make this coffee something special. While the Del Valle family used to sell cherries to the local market, Marlon and his brother had a dream of building stronger relationships and exporting their coffee.