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Republic of El Salvador, Spanish Rep ú blica de El Salvador, English the Republic of El Salvador.

It is located in Central America, bordering Guatemala and Honduras in the north, and the Pacific coastline in the west and south.

It is the smallest country in Central America and the most densely populated country in Central America. The land area is 21393 square kilometers, the population is 6.25 million (data 2012), and the population density is 327 people / square kilometers.

The economy is dominated by agriculture, with a per capita GDP of US $3722 in 2011. Agricultural products are mainly coffee and cotton.

The country is divided into 14 provinces, 7 of which produce coffee.

There are more than 20 volcanoes in the territory, known as "the country of volcanoes". The lowest elevation in the territory is 0 meters, and the highest is 2385 meters of Santa Ana active volcano.

It became a Spanish colony in 1524.

Independence from Spain in 1821.

In 1824, he joined the Union of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

In 1841, he seceded from the Union, became independent, and established a republic.

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Note: the left is the national flag and the right is the national emblem. The design in the white middle of the national flag is the national emblem.

A brief History of Coffee production

In 1742, coffee was introduced to El Salvador from the Caribbean (1740).

In the mid-19th century, El Salvador's original export pillar indigo (Indigo, a kind of dye) industry received a gradual decline in the development of synthetic dyes in Europe, and coffee gradually became the main export product under the leadership of the government.

In 1856, the first 693 bags of coffee beans were shipped to Europe. Europe was El Salvador's most important coffee customer until World War II, which was replaced by the United States after World War II.

In the 1970s, El Salvador produced a record 350000 bags of coffee. As the civil war intensified, the coffee industry was in turmoil.

Coffee production in El Salvador was once influenced by the domestic political situation. In 1992, the parties signed a peace agreement and the civil war was suspended. The coffee industry began to recover.

Present situation of coffee production

Natural and man-made disasters are the most appropriate description of the challenges facing the coffee industry in El Salvador. Despite getting rid of the haze of war, El Salvador's coffee production still faces challenges from time to time, including: 1998, hurricanes; 2001, earthquake; 2002, volcanic eruption; 2012, leaf rust, storm; and so on.

Despite the challenges, El Salvador maintained a high coffee production, and according to ICO Coffee International, total coffee production in El Salvador remained at the Top15 level among ICO member countries from 2008 to 2012. In 2013, affected by the leaf rust disaster, 70% of domestic farms were infected, and the output dropped sharply by about 40%, falling to 16.

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Coffee variety

The civil war caused chaos and affected economic development, but ironically allowed the ancient coffee to be preserved, and the situation was so chaotic that coffee producers in El Salvador failed to catch up with the renewal of coffee varieties in Central and South America.

El Salvador produces 100% Arabica coffee, of which 68% is Bourbon, Coffea arabica var. Bourbon), 29% Pacas, other varieties including Pacamara,Caturra, etc.

The Pacas variety, first discovered in El Salvador in 1949, is a natural hybrid between bourbon and Catura.

The variety Pacamara, which was artificially bred by pacas and maragogipe (or maragogype), was first bred in 1958 (1954). Pacamara is a rare excellent variety under artificial breeding, which is better than blue, and perfectly inherits the advantages of the mother plant. It not only has the excellent taste of pacas, but also inherits the large size of malagogipe. The Pacamara species is thought to be the result of the pursuit of large Arabica species.

Coffee planting

Most of them are planted by small farmers. Classification of farmers in El Salvador:

Small farmers, small producer, area less than 7.0hect

Medium-sized peasant household, medium producer, area between 7. 0-70hect

Large farmers, large producer, the area is larger than 70hect.

Farmers use traditional planting methods, with almost 100% shade planting.

Note: 1 hect hectare = 10000 square meters = 15 mu

Coffee harvest

Pick by hand.

The harvest season lasts from October to March. The peak occurs from November to February.

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Coffee treatment

Wash and dry in the sun.

Coffee grade classification

According to altitude, the highest is SHG:

SHG,strictly high grown,3950 feet (about 1200 meters) or above

HG, high grown, 2950 feet (about 899m) above

CS, central standard, 1960 feet (ca. 597m) and above.

Note: 1 feet feet = 0.3048 meters

Coffee export

Raw beans are exported throughout the year, and raw beans are stored in the warehouse in the form of shelled beans.

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Coffee producing area

Seven of the country's 14 provinces produce coffee, with important producing areas including Charat Nango (chalatenango) and Santa Ana (santa ana).

El Salvador divides the producing area into six mountain systems.

Charat Nango production area is famous for its outstanding performance in coe events in recent years. Some farmers in this area began to plant Pacamara in the 1990s. In 2006, a small farm in the region played in coe with pacamara and won the runner-up in the race with a fascinating flavor. In 2007, several farms in the area took part in the competition with pacamara. As a result, they won the first, third and fourth places, and became famous in the pacamara of chalatenango and ta.

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Flavor and quality of coffee

El Salvador is a producer of high-quality commercial Arabica beans. Since 2003, he has joined the COE competition.

With excellent ancient coffee, successfully entered the boutique coffee market.

Coffee flavor is related to the microclimate of the producing area. On the whole, Salvadoran coffee inherits the mild quality of Central American coffee. It is soft, slightly sour and has beautiful sweetness, so it is suitable for blending.

Boutique Salvadoran coffee can also be impressive, including some pacamara varieties, which show active acidity, layered and deep taste, and a long finish.

Coffee organization

The Salvadoran Coffee Association CSC, Consejo Salvadoreno del cafe (salvador coffee concil), which is involved in coffee promotion, data collection and international cooperation.