Sisters Juana and Minga Mendez are 4th-generation coffee growers who have lived and farmed in Chichimes in Huehuetenango for most of their lives. In 2010, the sisters were the first female producers to work with Rosma Coffeelands to promote their coffees. Since then, they’ve been successfully exporting their coffees under their own name and receiving fair prices that enable them to reinvest in their farm. Juana and Minga selectively handpick ripe, red cherry and process it on their farm. They lay cherry to dry on patios. They rake cherry every hour to ensure even drying and cover it at night to prevent condensation. Once dry, cherry is bagged and stored in a mill in Huehuetenango, where the cool weather and low humidity is ideal for storing coffees. Coffee rests for about 3 months before being milled and prepared for export.