Most producers are Mayan ancestors and dedicated their productions in memory of their ancestors by growing and harvesting their coffee in respect for the environment. They have formed an association of small coffee producers to overcome the problems of coffee production, administrative development and to export fair trade coffee. The coffee is Certified Organic Shade Grown by The Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) as well as being a fair trade coffee. Beneficio is produced under shade trees, the beans are hand picked and processed by the coffee growers themselves, and dried under the sun. This brew will produce an exquisite aroma, a good and abundant body, and an enduring and pleasant acidity.