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El Salvador Washed SHG Special Preparation Finca La Esperanza

The environment of Finca La Esperanza is pretty unique: on the top of Volcán de San Salvador with a magnificent view over the Valle de Zapotitán, it jealously preserves the wildlife treasury of the near Parque Nacional El Boqueron protected by the shadow of centuries-old Mescal trees (Sophora secundiflora).
Besides a fauna sanctuary, Finca La Esperanza preserves the botanical treasure of its coffee varieties. Unlike other fincas in the region that abandoned the traditional Bourbon and Pacas varieties to other ones more resistant to roya (Hemileia vastatrix, a fungus that causes the coffee leaf rust), La Esperanza has kept the original Arabigo, a genetical evolution of the Typica very common in the early plantations of the late 1800s, when coffee was introduced in America.
The production process is approached with an integrated farm management system. Harvesting is carried out by hand when the cherries are at the peak of their ripeness, to ensure that the maximum potential of the aromatic characteristics of coffee is expressed.
The meticulous work of the men and women working in harvesting and processing, the highest elevation, the special microclimate and the volcanic soil are the main features that characterizes the aroma and cup profile of the gourmet coffees produced by this finca.
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Honduras White Honey Micro Lot Special Preparation Finca Don Pancho

Finca don Pancho is a small piece of land located in Las Capucas area, near to the Pachapa village. Two hectares of land shaded by legumes and plane trees, loved and cared personally since more than twenty years by the capataz don Francisco Villeda Panchito “don Pancho”: his great humanity made him an example for all the people he meets. Despite an accident he had when he was a soldier when he lost his left arm in a firefight, the hard work of don Pancho and family is the demonstration that determination, humility and a strong family unit are the keys to success against all odds.
The cooperation of Finca don Pancho with the Umami Area Honduras organization and the COCAFCAL – Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada led to the creation of the Capucas Coffee Academy, an institution dedicated to the social and cultural development of the local coffee community. The formation and the commitment to excellence given by this organization are exceptional, leading Mary Portillo to the two-time winning of the National Barista Championship of Honduras.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca don Pancho emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca don Pancho is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.
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Honduras White Honey SHG EP Special Preparation Finca Rio Colorado

The acquisition of Finca Rio Colorado represents the first step of the Umami Area Honduras project, an organization founded in 2017 by an international group of adventurous professionals driven by the willingness to show to the coffee world the potential of a true sustainable integrated farm management system.
Located in a valley in the cordillera de Celaque, western Honduras, this 46-hectares coffee plantation is bounded on its northern and southern sides by two rivers one of which, the Rio Colorado, names the finca itself.
The plantation host exclusively Arabica trees, whose majority is up to forty-years old and belongs to the early plantations when coffee was introduced in the country. Umami Area Honduras has mandated the DNA-Analytica lab in Trieste to carry-out genetic analysis for the DNA profiling of the botanical variety of the trees, planning to start a renovation and rejuvenation program, and the conversion of production to organic agriculture.
As the local communities have always lived in symbiosis with their territory, so this coffee estate does: Finca Rio Colorado emphasize the preservation of natural resources, the sustainability of its production process, the social responsibility for all the people involved in the production, and supports a re-forestation program aiming to preserve the local eco-system, the biodiversity and water river protection.
Finca Rio Colorado is involved in many social projects for the local community, such as the creation of a virtual library for children and young people, the development of policies and training courses on the child labor prevention, the creation of a youth soccer academy, the support to rural clinics for the financing of medical personnel and supplies, the creation of medical teams dedicated to the vaccinations in the most internal areas, and much more.