A northern range, one of El Salvador's six named coffee mountain ranges.
Alotepec-Metapán is one of El Salvador's six coffee mountain ranges, in the north of the country. It is the northernmost of the six ranges and a roaster journal says it produces some of the country's highest-grown lots, at roughly 1,000-2,000 m. Genuine Origin places it in parts of Santa Ana and Chalatenango. Perfect Daily Grind singles out Chalatenango for a microclimate suited to Pacamara, and Pacamara was the main variety among this range's 2025 winners.
Field notes
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Alotepec-Metapán farms took 14 of the 29 winning lots in the 2025 El Salvador Cup of Excellence, including the top two traditional lots, both Pacamara honeys, from Santa Rosa (90.93) and Los Morales (90.57).
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Las Duanas, a farm in the range, won the 2025 experimental category with an anaerobic washed Pacamara at 90.18, and Alotepec-Metapán farms took four of the top five experimental places.
Elsewhere in El Salvador
Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in El Salvador · Wikipedia
- Coffee production in El Salvador · Ozone Coffee Roasters
- Coffee production in El Salvador · Ozone Coffee Roasters
- El Salvador Coffee Origin Report 2023 · Genuine Origin
- Cup of Excellence El Salvador 2025 results · Alliance for Coffee Excellence
- Guía de origen: así es el café de El Salvador · Perfect Daily Grind