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El Cuto

Salvador - El Paste - Volcan del Chingo - El Cuto - SHG EP - FW

PacasRed bourbonWashed

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Giving a future to several small and medium-sized producers

Belco has launched this project to keep active an entire community whose livelihood depends on coffee.

El Cuto is the name of our project in the area of El Paste at the West of Santa Ana, the second biggest city of El Salvador. El Cuto refers to the local “Zoro”: a bloodthirsty vigilante, who stole from the rich and gave back to the poor.
El Cuto is mainly produced with red Bourbon and Pacas, old varieties that guarantee a superior cup quality.

El Cuto is the result of two farms for the moment: Angel Barrera's and Samuel & Susana Vargas, two optimistic and hopeful young producers. Our aim is to increase the number of coffee farmers with other farms surrounding the volcano in order to create a dynamic for the entire community.

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  • Origin

    El Salvador
  • Region

    Apaneca Ilamatepec
  • Terroir

    Volcan del Chingo
  • Species

    Arabica
  • Varieties

    Pacas,

    Red bourbon

  • Process

    Washed

  • Drying

    Patios

  • Packaging

    69kg - Jute bags

  • Altitude

    1200 - 1400
  • Harvest period

    December - February
  • Type of harvest

    Manual

The terroir Volcan del Chingo

The Volcan del Chingo is a border region with Guatemala: one side is Salvadoran and the other Guatemalan. This region, which was intensely linked to coffee in the past, has gradually been abandoned by producers due to low coffee prices, leaving many working families unattended in its wake. Finally, as temperatures in this area are becoming increasingly high, the producers involved in this project aim to reforest their farms as much as possible in order to reduce the impact of global warming on their production. 

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