Some various images of the side-trips I took when attending the 2009 El Salvador Cup of Excellence.
I had some time with Aida Batlle at her farms, and then after the competition I was able to go with Vickie Dalton to Matalapa farm and her El Paraiso mill. I also had time in the cultivarCultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions.: The naming of a cultivar should conform to... ...more garden called ProcafeA coffee research firm in El Salvador: Procafé is the Fundación Salvadoreña para Investigaciones del Café, a coffee research firm in El Salvador that advises farmers and maintains... ...more … which was great!
Here are some photos from my El SalvadorEl Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. Unfortunately, agriculture... ...more Coffee Farm Visits

Always with the .45. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Kilimanjaro, cattle grazing …. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Kilimanjaro, Kenya cultivar. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Kilimanjaro. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Kilimanjaro. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Rare “good luck” double coffee cherries. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Near Kilimanjaro. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
at Los Alpes. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Los Alpes. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Los Alpes. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
at Los Alpes. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Rafael, manager at Los Alpes, with Firulai. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Frozen coffee experiment, wet process versus natural. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Cupping at Jasal. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Ah-jar … my 9th grade haircut too.. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Safety First. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Jesus Bus. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Yes, they are. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Fist of Power. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Vickie’s house. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa -Beneficio El Paraiso. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa -Beneficio El Paraiso. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa -Beneficio El Paraiso. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa -Beneficio El Paraiso. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Finca Matalapa is somewhere down there! All fogged out…. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Distilled coffee beverages made from the fruit of the cherry.. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Cleto, the manager at Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Vickie’s little buddy. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Matalapa. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Procafe Coffee Garden. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Canephora Canephora – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Bourbon Injertado Charlotii – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Excelsa – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Arabigo F-502 – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Charloti – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Liberica Abeokutae – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Charloti – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Moka No.2 – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Purpurascens – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Moka No. 2 – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Purpurascens – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Arabigo Semperflorens – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Polysperma -the 8 seeded coffee cherry – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Polysperma -the 8 seeded coffee cherry – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Murta – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Surinam – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Pacas – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
“Sumatra” cultivar. (Bergendahl?) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Dewevrei – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Canephora Quillow – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Arabigo #205 – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Arabigo Mibirizi (Typica) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Philliphinean (Large Seed, Pointed like Liberica) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Canephora Uganda (Robusta) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Canephora Laurentii (Robusta) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Arabigo No. 48 (Typica) – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Liberica Liberica – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009 
Bourbon Injertado Laurentii – Procafe. El Salvador Farm Visits 2009
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