Finca Las Isabelas is a farm located in Apaneca, Ahuachapán, El Salvador, between 900 and 1,340 metres above sea level. The farm has been owned by Emilio Lopez since 2007. With a total area of 245 hectares, 87 hectares of the farm is now a nature reserve, home to endangered endemic species and a source of water for neighbouring communities. The farm currently produces Pacamara, Pacas and Red Bourbon.
About
The farm in detail
Total number of hectares
245 Altitude
900-1340 Environment
Mountainous
The Ahuchapan terroir lies within El Salvador's largest mountain range, in the west of the country: the Apaneca Ilamatepec mountain range.
The Apaneca – Ilamatepec mountain range, located in western El Salvador, is one of the most important coffee-growing regions in the country. It accounts for approximately 60% of the country's coffee production, thanks to its fertile, volcanic soils and favorable climate for the development and production of specialty coffee. This region is home to approximately 78,000 hectares of coffee plantations, distributed across the departments of Ahuachapán, Sonsonate, and Santa Ana. Economically, this mountain range generates thousands of direct and indirect jobs, from nursery planting to the wet & dry processing to the final bean preparation.
The Apaneca – Ilamatepec mountain range is also home to a rich biodiversity, with cloud forests that protect endemic species of flora and fauna, in addition to recharging aquifers and mitigating climate change, serving as an important green lung and ecological corridor in the region.
