El Salvador Finca San Ernesto

Located in Comasagua, the Urrutias Group of Estates is a fifth-generation family-owned business. The farm dates back to 1870 when Mr Juan Urrutia planted his first coffee trees in the volcanic soil at 1100 metres. Starting a family tradition of producing coffee, this first crop yielded 27 bags.

The Group offers employment to 600 people, and its dedication to sustainability programmes have enabled it to flourish. Coffees from the estate have been finalists in the Cup of Excellence for seven years in a row, and in 2007, the company won Exporter of the Year from El Salvador. Urrutias farms have over 200 hectacres of wild protected forests and hot springs that are part of the UNESCO-declared Biosphere Reserve.