Guatemala

Last Updated: Jul. 2, 2010

Guatemala is a small country in central America bordering Mexico. Guatemala has a mostly humid, tropical climate, although the mountains, through the rain shadow effect, create some semi-arid regions in the interior of the country. Precipitation is strongly seasonal, following the pattern of the North American monsoon in much of the country, with heavy rainfall in the summer months, and some regions having a few months without any rain. Guatemala is far enough into the tropics that seasonal temperature patterns are minimal.

Guatemala produces some herbs used in herbal teas, including chamomile (manzanilla in Spanish) and lemongrass.

In addition, Guatemala produces some tea, although it is relatively unimportant in the global market; in 2008 it was estimated as being the 39th largest tea-producing country, producing about 0.01% of total world production.[1] The Los Andes estate in Guatemala doubles as commercial garden and nature preserve, growing organic tea and other crops on the slopes of volcanic mountains, on a preserve in which 60% of the land is left as original cloud forest.[2]

Most common styles of tea produced in Guatemala:

Style:	# Teas:	List Teas:
Black Tea	1	List Teas

This list represents the number of individual teas listed on RateTea.net and is not an accurate indicator of the quantity of these styles produced in Guatemala.

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