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Located in on the North slopes of the Picacho Volcano in the Bálsamo-Quezaltepec coffee region, in the municipality of Nejapa, Department of San Salvador. The estate has been in the family since 1880 after being bought by Dr. Emilio Alvarez Lalinde when the family migrated to El Salvador from Colombia bringing with them an ancestry & knowledge in...

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Tz’ikin is the Mayan nahual (spirit animal) that protects the land.  Inspired by Tz’ikin, our blend protects the earth and funds a program promoting sustainable coffee production. In Mayan culture, the Tz’ikin is a nahual (spirit animal) and the keeper of Mayan lands. Inspired by the nahual, we contribute a portion of our profits from every bag sold....

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Ato Tesfaye Bekele is one of the people that put Guji specialty coffee on the map. While the Guji zone was dominated by cattle farmers, he sought new ways to make coffee popular in Guji. “I don’t consider myself to be a coffee farmer, because coffee is everything to me. All my time and energy are placed into the beans that I harvest and process.” Tesfaye...

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Producers working with Inconexus’ Guacharos program receive higher prices for their coffees and support healthier, more sustainable farms. Founded in 2014, Inconexus’s Guacharos program – named after a bird species indigenous to Central and South America – helps farmers improve coffee quality while protecting the environment. Their goal is to new, more...