The quality coffees that meet Itzalco’s exacting standards flourish along mountain ranges dominated by legendary volcanoes. These coffees are among the purest strains of Arabica grown anywhere on Earth.

Itzalco’s commitment to quality coffee is matched by a clear concern for the environment and the irreplaceable collection of wild things it nurtures.

The finest coffee is shade-grown. Itzalco’s coffees grow under one of the world’s densest shade canopies. Our coffee farms are coffee forests.

Producing quality coffee in El Salvador is an art, handed down from generation to generation. Itzalco promotes and supports this tradition of excellence, and the people who call this land of coffee “home.”

Third, fourth, and fifth generation Salvadoran coffee farmers treasure their coffee — and the land on which it grows. People are the ultimate source of Itzalco quality.

El Salvador produces the arabica species only. The main varieties found are Bourbon, which comprises 80% of the existing plantations, Pacas accounts for 15% and the rest includes Pacamara and others varieties such as Caturra, Catuai and Catisic.

El Salvador classifies its coffee according to altitude. The main classifications are: