Variety
Pacamara
A big-beaned Salvadoran cross of Pacas and Maragogipe with a bold, complex cup.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Pacas × Maragogipe, ISIC El Salvador, 1958
- Stature
- Dwarf
- Yield
- Medium
- Best altitude
- 1,300–1,900 m
- Leaf rust
- Very susceptible
- Quality
- Excellent
Where it grows
- El Salvador
- Huehuetenango, Guatemala
- Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
About
Released in 1958 by the Salvadoran Institute for Coffee Research, Pacamara often wins Cup of Excellence competitions in El Salvador and Guatemala. Its cup can swing from fruity and floral to savoury and herbal.