Salvador Usultan - €12.75 / 250g
Gilberto Baraona was the head of a family business with over 130 years of tradition in specialty coffee. The Tecapa company brings together 5 farms and a benefecio in the Usulutan region in the southeast of El Salvador, on the slopes of the Tecapa volcano. Gilberto was one of the most renowned coffee producers in El Salvador having won numerous awards in the specialty coffee world.
Today, it is Diego and Fabiola, his children, who have taken over the activities of their father who tragically died of Covid in June 2020. This is to tell you how much the continuation of this partnership is close to our hearts at Belco.
Producer Gilberto Baraona
Gilberto Baraona was the head of a family business with over 130 years of tradition in specialty coffee. The Tecapa company brings together 5 farms and a benefecio in the Usulutan region in the southeast of El Salvador, on the slopes of the Tecapa volcano. Gilberto was one of the most renowned coffee producers in El Salvador having won numerous awards in the world of specialty coffee (El Salvador Coffee Farmer of the Year 2018, 17 Cup Of Excellence awards…).
Farm Las Palmas
The Las Palmas farm is located in the Usulatan region, near the city of Berlin. It covers 20 hectares, 19 of which are dedicated to coffee cultivation. There is also 1 hectare of forest. Coffee trees grow between 1500 and 1600 meters above sea level and many varieties are cultivated: elite red bourbon, orange bourbon, pacas, pacamara, rume sudan, batian, java and SL 28 Kenyan.
The coffees from this farm received 5 awards during the Cup Of Excellence.