La Florida
San Marcos de colon

It is one of the oldest and also the largest region of Honduras located in the east of the country on the border with Nicaragua. Recently, the region has suffered from the rust attack.

The reputation of the region continues to grow, driven by the Cup of Excellence victory in 2017. Oscar Daniel Ramirez Valerio's, the winner, grew a Parainema in the El Paraiso region. Parainema is a rust resistant Sarchimor hybrid. Hybrids were often looked down upon by growers before, but they are in fact just as good as the more widely used botanical varieties.