La Catarina
Usulutan

During the harvest season, operations are complex. The cacao beans from Finca La Catarina are harvested and sorted and then shipped to another property owned by Cyrille's family, La Alpina, which is an agroforestry coffee plantation. It is here that all the post-harvest processes take place (opening the pods, fermentation, drying, sorting, packaging, and storage). All these steps take place at the foot of the Chaparrastique volcano, which is still very active. ​