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El Salvador Finca Montevideo
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(Photo Credit: covoyacoffee.com)
(Pictured: Finca Montevideo on the San Salvador Volcano)

(From covoyacoffee.com)

The Guirola family of El Salvador has been in the coffee business since 1888 for four generations, going on five. The extension of Montevdeo Estate accounts for roughly 380 acres, situated on the San Salvador Volcano and ranging in altitudes of 1300-1700 meters. Besides providing work to feed 600 people, the farm has donated land to build a school neighboring the farm that maintains 800 students from grades K1-11 as well as a clinic and child daycare center. In an aim to provide water independence, they've facilitated feasbility of water tanks to the neigboring 150 families with a capacity of 5,000 gallons per household. Lastly, in hopes to make an environmental impact, the farm has aided in the preservation and habitat of local fauna and flora.
Coffee was first introduced to El Salvador from the Caribbean as a garden crop in the mid-18th century but did not gain a commercial production foothold until 1850’s because indigo, easier to grow and more profitable, was king. Coffee was first exported—695 bags—in 1856 and the government began to encourage coffee farming. Exponential growth coincided with the development of synthetic indigo near the end of the century. At one time, El Salvador was one of the largest producers of commercial coffees. Today, with a focus on quality over quantity, 70% of coffee from El Salvador sells for a premium above commodity prices.

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