El Salvador, a rookie of Latin American coffee

A beautiful small country with volcanoes

El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, with an area of only more than 20, 000 square kilometers and a population of 5.6 million. It is the freest country in Latin America and has the reputation of "Hong Kong of Latin America." Geographically, it is close to Honduras, Guatemala and the North Pacific, with a beautiful natural environment, not only with breathtaking volcanoes and endless beautiful hills and valleys, but also covered by the Mayan civilization. Hundreds of relics of Mayan civilization are still preserved today. The west is a region with forests, beaches, volcanoes and bustling cities. Three famous volcanoes in the country, Cerro Verde, Izalco, and Santa Ana, are located in this area, attracting many tourists to surf and explore the ruins of the Mayan civilization every year.

Climate and soil suitable for planting boutique coffee

The topography of the country belongs to the highland topography, with an average altitude of 650 meters, and the territory is distributed between two parallel mountains (one parallel to the Pacific coast and the other at the junction of Honduras). Five different natural biosphere are delineated in the country, regardless of soil, climate latitude, extensive natural shade and other conditions. In a country that shows that El Salvador is very suitable for growing quality Arabica coffee. In fact, coffee has been one of the country's most important economic products since the 19th century.

Good buried coffee

In previous years, due to unstable political situation, frequent guerrilla civil war and war, the output and quality of coffee in Saudi Arabia were unstable. Salvadoran coffee was almost notorious in the boutique coffee market. Coffee produced by Saudi Arabia was once regarded as "seasoned coffee (press: flavored-cxxx, add vanilla, hazelnut." Coffee beans sold after flavors and flavors are seasoned. In recent years, the quality of coffee has been greatly improved under the guidance of the government because of the implementation of the democracy movement, the open and free economy, and the improvement in political situation. people in the boutique coffee industry are more and more likely to find excellent coffee that exceeds expectations in Salvadoran coffee. Even Peet's Cxxx And Tea, which is famous for the quality of raw beans in the American boutique coffee industry, has for the first time broken the 20-year-old tradition by introducing and selling excellent coffee beans from El Salvador. Saudi Arabia's coffee exports have accounted for more than 40% of the country's total exports, and are increasing year by year.

Stand up from the earthquake

Like Taiwan, El Salvador is a country with frequent earthquakes. Two large-scale earthquakes occurred one after another in January and February 2001, which had a great impact on the economy and coffee industry of Saudi Arabia. Fortunately, the reconstruction efficiency of the sa government is very high, and by 2002, it has regained its foothold. The earthquake closed many poorly managed coffee farms, but it did not affect the determination of high-quality coffee farms to continue to pursue quality, and a series of government and private efforts. As a result, Salvadoran boutique coffee has gradually attracted international attention.

The characteristics of Salvadoran coffee

The excellent Salvadoran coffee is bright but not aggressive, refreshing and well-balanced in medium roasting, with occasional plum and spicy aromas and generally thicker than neighboring Costa Rican coffee. Deep-roasted Salvadoran coffee often shows a charming, rich chocolate flavor. It is worth mentioning that the vast majority of Salvadoran coffee is organic, and a small number of farms that have not yet obtained organic certification are also actively acquiring it. Although the country still produces a large number of low-altitude and low-price coffee beans, the rising El Salvador manor-grade boutique coffee is becoming more and more recognized and can no longer be taken lightly.