The coffee farm that survives surrounded by urbanization five minutes from downtown San Salvador

Finca San Antonio Amatetepeque, a 100-manzana coffee plantation and green space situated on the San Jacinto hill just five minutes from downtown San Salvador, continues to survive despite rapid surrounding urban expansion and the encroachment of supermarkets, restaurants, and metropolitan roadways.

The estate previously lost its coffee plants to the fungus la roya, exposing the fragility of its traditional sales model. In response, the owning Boza family shifted their production strategy away from delivering raw coffee cherries toward developing specialty coffee processes and establishing an export brand.