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Gilberto Baraona was the head of a family business with over 130 years of tradition in specialty coffee. The Tecapa company brings together 5 farms and a benefecio in the Usulutan region in the south-east of El Salvador, on the slopes of the Tecapa volcano. Gilberto was one of the most renowned coffee producers in El Salvador having won numerous awards in the world of specialty coffee.
Today, Diego and Fabiola, his children, have taken over the activities of their father who tragically died of Covid in June 2020. This is to tell you how much the continuation of this partnership is important to us at Belco.
Producer
Famille Baraona
Altitude
1600 m
Environment
Volcanic
Species
arabica
Varietal
Elite bourbon
Harvest period
Décembre à avril
Harvest type
Manual
Process
Red honey
Drying
African beds
The farm takes its name from the Pyrenees mountain range located between France and Spain. Los Pirineos covers 80 hectares, coffee is grown on 60 hectares and 10 hectares of wild forest are preserved. The Baraona family cultivates, at an altitude of 1600 meters, many varieties such as red and yellow bourbon, tekisic, pacas, pacamara, colombia, catisic, icatu, casiopea, anacafe 14, laurina, heirloom ...
Red honey
Family business | Usulutan terroir
Gilberto Baraona was the head of a family business with over 130 years of tradition in specialty coffee. The Tecapa company brings together 5 farms and a benefecio in the Usulutan region in the south-east of El Salvador, on the slopes of the Tecapa volcano. Gilberto was one of the most renowned coffee producers in El Salvador having won numerous awards in the world of specialty coffee (El Salvador Coffee Farmer of the Year 2018, 17 Cup Of Excellence awards…).
Today, Diego and Fabiola, his children, have taken over the activities of their father who tragically died of Covid in June 2020. This is to tell you how much the continuation of this partnership is important to us at Belco.