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DON OCTAVIO

Pakamara Coffee Farm is relatively young; it currently has a land area of 10 acres. It is located at 14 degrees north latitude 23 minutes 24 seconds north longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 9 seconds west longitude 1500 to 1600 meters above sea level in the city of Sitala in Charat Nango province.

Ninety-five percent of the trees under the shade are local trees. According to the soil analysis of CENTA (National Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology Center) in 2019, its tactile texture is loam and sandy, and its PH value is 5.16.

We do not have our own interests, this harvest is to use local honey to process and dry African beds.

This land has belonged to the Umana family for about 150 years. From 1870 to 1930, my grandfather mainly used land to grow crops such as grains and vegetables for family consumption. The land also produces local fruit trees and some edible wood. Between 1930 and 2000, my uncle and my father began to use land as pasture cattle. In 2005, my father, Octavio Octavio Umana, died and the land was abandoned. The only remaining meadows, weeds and random trees.

In 2012, I returned to El Salvador to enjoy my retirement. As an environmentalist, my dream is to improve the environment and replant trees. Driven by the Trifinio project, which promotes reforestation in the Lempa River basin and provides help in growing coffee, I decided to grow coffee. Unfortunately, of the 12000 coffee trees provided to me in 2012, 3000 were of poor quality and had nothing left. Although I was a little discouraged, I decided to continue my plan to reforest, improve aquifers and create jobs for the local people. Since I don't know anything about coffee growing, I also began to read and take classes during this time. Page 2 of 4 pages

In 2013, Carlos Deras, a nursery connoisseur, encouraged me to start my own Pacamara nursery with certified PROCAFE seeds; in addition, Mr. Sergio Ticas helped me get 4000 plants from an approved nursery.

Since then, we have continued to grow our own nursery with certified seeds every year, in addition to the programs sometimes provided by the government to help coffee growers. Now, after six years of planting, we have made a considerable harvest for the first time and can enter the market. Before that, only close family and friends could enjoy a bumper harvest.

At this moment, I am very satisfied and happy, because I have restored my rich land history, built more houses for birds, contributed to improving the oxygen on the planet, and left potential employment opportunities for future generations.

Fifth place in El Salvador COE in 2019

Name of the farm: DON OCTAVIO Octavio

Farmer / representative: JOSE OCTAVIO UMA?A VALDIVIESO

Score: 89.29

Region: ALOTEPEC-METAPAN

Flavor aroma: dark chocolate, blueberry, dried fruit, fig, cream candy, fudge, apple, orange, syrup, black tea, nutmeg, grape, caramel

Acidity: very brittle, sharp, tartaric acid, structure

Others: silky, smooth, consistent, full, caramel, plum, juicy, improved after cooling

Processing system: honey treatment

Variety: Pacamara

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