The Amatitlan region is located within Guatemala City. Its name comes from the Nahualt, and it means "entre amates", meaning "surrounding by Amates", Amate being a tree. Amatitlan is only 30 min from the city, by car. At the altitude of 1100 masl, the soil is rich in organic material in Amatitlan. Fraijanes it's a municipality into Guatemala department. The history of coffee in this place dates back more than 200 years with the arrival of the Spanish and the settlement of Catholic communities, since then coffee cultivation began in the region.
