Welcome to Fabio Jr’s latest farm. La Salvaje is high up in the mountains of the Marcala region, but it is so densely planted with native trees that you cannot see beyond its borders - although the crystal blue skies do shine through the leaves above. This farm was acquired by the Caballero family about 7 years ago, and planted with geisha and java trees, with 2025 being their first full commercial harvest. As if achieving your first harvest wasn’t exciting enough, Fabio Jr submitted his washed geisha to the Honduras Cup of Excellence competition and placed first!

The farm land is steep and the coffee trees grow tall. Bookending the coffee trees are small rivers and a small dam, of which are used to supply the nearby villages with fresh spring water. The native planted trees include pine, which is a nationally protected tree. The tall pine trees provide ground coverage when they shed their needles, and help maintain a constant temperature in what becomes a mini micro climate. The air is cool and stable and fresh, and these stable cool temperatures mean the coffee cherries mature very slowly, resulting in late harvests, but incredibly rich and clean cup profiles. Fabio Jr was very proud to present his farm La Salvaje to us on a visit and he hopes this farm will continue to produceexceptional quality coffees with each harvest. By keeping the natural landscape and allowing nature to contribute to the soils and ecosystem, FabioJr has a wonderful project ahead of him, and we can’t wait to explore the flavours of this land as it grows and mature