Santa Elena - {O} - El Salvador 2013 Verified listing

Santa Elena is located in Palo de Campana, Santa Ana on the Santa Ana volcano. Santa Elena has for long been one of the best farms on the country. Having been participating and qualifying on several Cup of Excellence programs. Santa Elena was established as a coffee plantation around 1930.

Santa Elena has for long been known for its very fertile lands, it frequently receives volcanic ashes, which makes the soil even more rich and fertile.  Abundant flora and fauna are found in Santa Elena, since a large portion of the farm is preserved as a natural forest, right beside a national forest reserve called “Parque Nacional Los Volcanes”. The coffee production process is of a traditional kind, coffee is grown under shade trees, mostly Ingas. There are more than 60 species of shade trees grown in Santa Elena. Soil type in Santa Elena is from volcanic origins, very well drained and with high organic matter contents.

Other Information:

Location: Canton Palo de Campana, Santa Ana, Santa Ana

Region: Apaneca -Ilamatepec

Coffee varieties: Bourbón, Pacamara, Caturra, Kenya and others which are still under testing and observation.

Average Annual Rainfall: 3500 mm

Average Tempeture: 14 C°

Altitud: from 1,850 meters to 1,900 meters over sea Level

Average production: 1000 bags / 69 kg each

Mill: Balcanes Coffee

Processing: depulped, natural fermentation, dryed in African beds