El Aguila – On the origin of coffee

Five generations of the Ruffatti family have operated this farm in western El Salvador since the early 1930s. Today, it is managed by Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle. His great-grandfather, Rodolfo Ruffatti, after whom Rodolfo is also named, came to El Salvador from Turin at that time and founded the coffee farm. Rodolfo is currently restructuring Finca El Salvador and planting new varieties. The lower part of Finca El Salvador focuses on rust-resistant, high-yielding, and high-quality varieties such as Tabi and Portillo, while the upper part of the farm is planted with exotic varieties, mainly from Colombia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.