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the patio for drying at the agua tibia mill	the wet millIn Kenya, a "Factory" is actually a coffee wet mill (called a washing station in other parts of Africa) where the fresh cherry is brought for wet-processing. It is called a wet mill usually, and and fermentationA key part of the wet process of coffee fruit is overnight fermentation, to break down the fruit (mucilage) layer that tenaciously clings to the coffee seed, so it can be washed off. Fermentation must tanks	most everything is under shade, 12 foot typicaA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil. It was developed trees, mr duh
luis roberto oversees the coffee operation at agua tibia	old growth typica cultivar coffee at fincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill. A Finca does not necessarily have a agua tibia, 20 feet tall.	the stumped coffee tree reveals the age of these plants
schoolhouse	bob esponga, at the worker’s schoolhouse for agua tibia farm	california ivy , california guy
lake view on the way to the mill	serben mill is where all our agua tibia coffee is processed	loading a lot- actually this IS our lot they were milling while I was there.
dickey john moisture meter. they say it works good for green coffeeGreen coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion.: Coffee.	jabez burns 3 barrel sample roaster near guatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to the United States. : Guatemalan growing regions city	here is a matched pair of probats, 15 kilo coffee roasters from the late 1950s. i encountered these in fraijanes region
small 1 or 2 kilo roaster. i think this is produced by tallereas rea in guatemala city.	macho, macho man	i would like a haircut from ebenezer, but alas he was closed
guatemala city	guatemala city on sunday, pony rides on the avenue	crazy flash effect in pony eye
superhero outfits for sale on the street, awaiting some superheros to come by and purchase them	a very good use of tires	inspiring display at the mall. can it get any more exciting
big parade of evangelical school bands. work it, ladies.	there is a demand	hot dogs for rich folks, or his name is rico.

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