Editorial illustration🇸🇻El Salvador
El Salvador · Chalatenango
El Salvador Santa Rosa Honey
Jorge Raul Rivera
Onyx Coffee Lab
Finca Santa Rosa
Pacamara· Honey
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Finca Santa Rosa
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The story
Finca Santa Rosa was founded in 1979 by brothers Jorge Raul Rivera Jr. and Jose Roberto as a pine resin production farm for the perfume industry. In 2003, inspired by the inaugural El Salvador Cup of Excellence, the brothers transitioned into coffee production. They integrated coffee cultivation into their existing pine forests, which serve as shade for the coffee trees.
Challenges
The farm operates in the Chalatenango region, which is characterized by a hot and dry climate, requiring the use of pine forests to provide necessary shade for the coffee trees.
Innovations
The farm is recognized for its focus on the Pacamara variety and has achieved significant success in the Cup of Excellence, including first-place finishes in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
Published coffees linked to this farm
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Editorial illustration🇸🇻El Salvador
El Salvador · Chalatenango
El Salvador Santa Rosa
Jorge Raul Rivera
Onyx Coffee Lab
Finca Santa Rosa
Pacamara· Washed
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Research last reviewed: 2026-09-27