Introduction of Pacamara species of El Salvador Coffee in San Leticia Manor

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Pacamara varieties of Saint Leticia Manor

Flavor description:

"extremely bright sweet and sour fruit, with drupes, vanilla, chocolate and spices."

Sweet and bright, thick taste, smooth cream, changeable layers, great amplitude of flavor.

Production information:

Country: El Salvador / El Salvador

Producing areas:

Producer: Finca Santa Leticia / Saint Leticia Manor

Altitude: 1250-1750 m

Variety: Pacamara / Pacamara

Treatment method: washing method

Baking degree: medium and shallow baking

Features:

The "half-Blood Prince" from the century-old manor in El Salvador, dormant for half a century, has finally shone brilliantly on the stage of today's International Cup competition.

Bean Story:

Chateau Saint-Leticia

The birth of the half-Blood Prince

In 1958, Pacamara was born in the National Coffee Research Center of El Salvador. His parents are Arabica, his mother is Pacas (bourbon variety) endemic to El Salvador, and his father is Maragogype, a variety of Tibica known as elephant beans, so he is named.

When it first appeared in the CoE Cup test competition in 2004, it was polarized because of its special flavor, and even caused controversy over how to compare this new variety that had never been seen before. In recent years, Pacamara has repeatedly won the Central American Cup Test Competition, and the beans are beautiful and huge, so they have the good name of "half-Blood Prince," which echoes the new "geisha" in Panama in recent years.

The disadvantage of Pacamara is that the tree is tall and difficult to harvest by hand, coupled with low yield and huge bean body. after harvest, it is difficult to use water washing, semi-washing or honey treatment, and even need to prepare different treatment equipment for this. Therefore, although the flavor is extremely charming, it has not been paid attention to in the past when it attached importance to economic benefits.

Finca Santa Leticia was founded in 1870. Its founder, Francisco Menendez, was an important figure in the history of El Salvador. He not only made great contributions to the education system of Giza, but also became president in 1886. When he was in power, he drafted a constitution to lead the country to freedom and democracy. After his death on June 22nd, 1890, the people of the country commemorated this day each year as Teachers' Day. The estate is now run by the descendants of his family.

Located in the Apaneca volcanic area of western El Salvador and on the Central American ecological corridor stretching from Mexico to Panama, the San Leticia Manor covers an area of nearly 100 hectares. Shade planting (shade-grown) is very important to the conservation of local biodiversity. According to statistics, the manor inhabits more than 120 species of migratory birds and 259 species of insects, which can produce 2500 kilograms of fresh oxygen for the earth every day.