El Salvador

Tecapa-Chinameca

Usulután department (central-north area), El Salvador

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,000–1,400 m · 4 of 9 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
Tropical highland climate, cooler than the coastal plains of Usulután; rarely exceeds 25°C (77°F).
Terrain
Rugged volcanic topography on the slopes of the Tecapa volcano, part of the Chinameca volcanic range.
Varieties
Bourbon · Pacamara · Catimor · Elite Bourbon
Base process
Honey · Natural · Washed
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)

High altitude enables premium Strictly High Grown (SHG) coffee production.

Across Tecapa-Chinameca9 coffees with no finer area recorded