CAC Nahuala - Coop. Agrícola Cafetalera y Servicios Varios

Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera Nahualá (CAC Nahualá) was founded in 1968 by American priest James Taques alongside local catechist Manuel Chox Guarchaj in the department of Sololá, Guatemala. Together, they were determined to expand the cooperative to other villages within the municipalities of Nahualá and Santa Catarina, in hopes of improving the standard of living for small coffee producers cheated by intermediaries who purchased their product at extremely low prices. CAC Nahualá became Fair Trade Certified TM in 2001.