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El Salvador
[WHY-u-AH]
the name comes from the precolonial
language Nawat,
meaning "land of purple flowers", for the abundance of wild orchids and lush vegetation found in this area.
Today, Juayúa is a historical coffee town
located in the Central American country of El Salvador.
Surrounded by lush volcanoes, natural springs and coffee groves,
Juayua is situated in the famous coffee growing region of
Central America
Juayúa
change you can savor
El Salvador to Los Angeles
L.A. based vendors who have answered the call to El Salvador Farm-Direct coffee:
our coffee story
Our family has lived in these picturesque
lands for hundreds of years. We are the indigenous communities of the past, still present. This unique aspect of family history reads against the backdrop of a country where "coffee is king."
We have a special connection to the land, one that we hope to preserve.
In order to make our small coffee farms in El Salvador sustainable, Café Juayúa was created in 2016 by the 3rd generation of coffee producers residing in Los Angeles, CA.
All season long our family works across borders and cultures --from seed to cup, to create quality coffee that embodies all the patience and passion needed to make a delicious cup of coffee.
family timeline
In the native language of the Pipil, the land that they inhabited was referred to as Cuzcatlan. This is where our story begins, in the "Jeweled Land."
Founded by the Pipil people, and selected for the protection afforded by the Apaneca Sierra, Juayua was the dwelling of a complex indigenous community.
As coffee took prominence in the late 1830's, a flood of Europeans seeking coffee fortunes settled in the once secluded community of Juayua. Inevitably changing the way of life for the great aunts and uncles who's communal lands had never known of the stranger Coffea arabica
Taken some time in the mid 1930's, this picture was photographed in Finca Las Lluvias. The use of the traditional refajo (skirt wrap) is still seen on one of the older women.
Los Diegos, tracing the family line well into the 1800's. Original residents of Finca Las Lluvias.
Planted over 100 years ago in the Finca Las Lluvias, this avocado tree has endured the highs and lows of El Salvador.
Both coffee farms have provided, for many families, a source of income, protection and nourishment.
In the 1980's during the Salvadoran Civil war, family members took refuge high up in Finca La Montaña. A place that afforded safety and peace during a turbulent time.
Although coffee came to their lands and changed forever the landscape of their lives. The grandparents sought a way of life with it, while still cherishing the familiar flora.
