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<p><strong>Region: </strong><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13645090 BCX0">Chalcuapa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0">, Santa Ana</span><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0"> </span></strong><br></p> <p><strong>Elevation: </strong><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW13645090 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0">1410-1600 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW13645090 BCX0">masl</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0"> </span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13645090 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW13645090 BCX0"><span class="SCXW13645090 BCX0"> </span></span><strong><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW13645090 BCX0"><br class="SCXW13645090 BCX0"></span></strong></p> <p><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">When the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">Pac</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">F</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">y</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">p</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">urchased Finca </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">La </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">G</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">h</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">in 2008, it was </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">pretty rundown</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">. Still, given the land's location, altitude, and rich volcanic soil, they saw its potential and have been renovating the farm since 2013, planting specialty varieties such as Red and Orange Bourbon, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">Pac</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">mara</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">, and Bernardina. Named '</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">La </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">G</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">h</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">o</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">’ after the small quail-like </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">Guachoca</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> bird often sighted in the area, the farm sits on the extinct Cerro Verde Volcano between 1410 to 1600 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261518319 BCX0">masl</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">Since 2012, the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">Pac</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">y</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">have developed and implemented a social responsibility strategy, ensuring their workers are provided health and wellness programs, in addition to wages far exceeding the average in the agricultural sector. Despite these programs, the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">Pac</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">y</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">find themselves in a similar position to many producers in El Salvador, where a labor shortage is driving their cost of production higher and higher. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">We’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> committed to our relationship with Maria, Alfredo, and the whole </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">Pac</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">f</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">l</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">y</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW261518319 BCX0">, and will continue to find new and creative ways to work together.</span></span></p> <!---->