Finca Los Angeles | El Salvador

Finca Los Angeles | El Salvador | Parable Coffee Co.

facts

• Process: Black Honey
• Variety: Pacamara

location: El Salvador

• Region: Cantón Taltapanca, Apaneca

elevation - 1380 MASL/≈4,528 feet

MASL = Meters Above Sea Level

For reference,

• Reno is at roughly ~4,505 ft, nearly the same
• Denver, CO is at ~5,280 ft (1,609 m) (aka “Mile High City”)
• Boulder, CO is at ~5,430 ft (1,655 m)

farm

Finca Los Angeles is a 16-hectare farm founded in 2017 by Los Naranjos Coffee. Several years ago there was a natural disaster that destroyed a large part of the community in the cantón. This farm has been part of the development of the area since and is aiming to be one of the best. In 2020 it competed in its first Cup of Excellence and placed 5th. Something notable about this farm is its topography. It is a practically flat farm with very young nearly 100% Pacamara trees. It has stood out for many of its coffees in places such as Holland, France, and the United Kingdom.

Finca Los Angeles faces struggles consistent across the industry. Their crops are no strangers to pests and diseases such as rust. However, they make many efforts to understand the soil and overall environment of their farm. By using soil studies to evaluate nutritional properties, they can make informed decisions to help their crops thrive. They apply 4-6 fertilizer doses depending on the soil study results and administer treatment for rust if needed.

Weed maintenance is done manually with tools such as machete or cuma, so no chemicals are used.

They thank their collaborators in this process. The results they’ve seen from this work wouldn’t be possible without them. As part of their environmental protection practices, they take care of the groundwater through soil conservation work, curtains, water collection pits, and more.