Meeting with Mauricio Salaverria
Mauricio Salaverria's coffees are known for their intense fruitiness, produced on a farm well known for its specialty coffees: El Divisadero. We took the opportunity of a visit to ask him a few questions.
Hello Mauricio, can you introduce yourself in a few words?
My name is Mauricio Salaverria, and I run the Himalaya and El Divisadero farms in Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador. We've been working with Belco for several years now. We prepare several coffees, including natural and honey processes.
Could you tell us about your relationship with Belco?
We meet regularly to discuss preparation methods and improve the quality of our coffees, year after year. For us, as for you, consistency of quality is very important. Of course, because of the climate, which can change from one year to the next, this quality may vary. But that's the key to success!
El Divisadero worker (photo credit: Oscar Leiva)
What are your goals with Belco?
I want to continue to produce coffee with regularity and increase in volume and quality, maintaining the win-win relationship we have with you. All feedback is good for progress, and that's the kind of relationship we have with Belco, which is always positive.
If you had to describe El Divisadero's coffees, how would you describe them?
The coffees we produce at El Divisadero are very clean. Sweetness predominates and plays its part in balancing the profile of these coffees. It's also a very regular coffee every year, and that's essential! All our micro-lots will offer you interesting flavors such as tangerine or exotic fruit notes.
El Divisadero worker (photo credit: Oscar Leiva)
What's it like working on the farm?
The relationships we have with the workers on the farm are very important. We employ around 100 people every year, 20 of them on a permanent basis. In the Ataco region, a farm like El Divisadero is essential because we bring work to local families every year.