Overview

Santa Maria is a family farm that started with Sonia’s late husband’s maternal grandparents in 1935, The Lagos Family. The farm was in time handed down to her husband who particularly dedicated his life to growing specialty coffee, just as they do now with the farms they own.

Santa Maria enjoy a unique microclimate along with a fertile volcanic soil, shade made up mainly by Ingas, cypress, bay leaf, avocadoes and other native trees. With an average density of 90 to 100 shade trees per Manzanas, a great variety of fauna exists in the farm, such as Guacalchias, rabbits, armadillos, orioles among others and cool temperature all year, makes it possible to produce a great cup of coffee every time.

The careful processing of the winning lot at their family mill is greatly responsible for achieving this great quality coffee that is guaranteed thru a tight close control in every stage. Sonia’s goal after the auction is to reinvest in the farm and try to differentiate even more her coffee; she believes supporting the buyer with their marketing efforts is very important.

Sonia is very happy to participate again this year, her believe is that by winning a good spot in every event year after year with other farms is a guarantee of the quality for their buyers. This fact keeps them permanently striving for excellence. And this has been demonstrated since 2003 when COE started. (Himalaya farm in 2003 and Pretoria Farm in 2004)

Santa Maria is located in Apaneca, more specifically in the Department of Ahuachapán, in the region known as the Apaneca –Ilamatepec mountain range. Manuel Bindel is Santa Maria’s supervisor and he has been working with Sonia’s family for generations, for him, knowing that Santa Maria was awarded means a lot and makes him very proud and eager to keep working hard.

Other Statistics

Average Annual Rainfall: 3,300 mm
Average Temperature: 23 ºC
Type of Soil: Volcanic sandy loam
Type of Shade: Mainly Ingas
Annual Production: 190 (60kg)
Mill and company where lot was process: Los Cerritos Mill, Salaverria Lagos S.A. de C.V. Farm

Latitude: N13º 52' 2.03" Longitude: W89º 46' 55.7"