The Cacahuatique Mountains are a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

and hilly area of eastern

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

Coffee production Coffee production is the industrial process of converting the raw fruit of the coffee plant into the finished coffee. The coffee cherry has the fruit or pulp removed leaving the seed or bean which is then dried. While all green coffee is proces ...

plays an important role in the economy, particularly by the

Ciudad Barrios Ciudad Barrios is a city in the San Miguel department of El Salvador. Ciudad Barrios is one of the most cultural places in El Salvador with a lot of attractions and it is the birthplace of Archbishop Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y G ...

Cooperative which, as of 2003, was producing approximately 3800

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s (8.5 million pounds) of coffee annually in Cacahuatique.

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Mountains of El Salvador Mountain ranges of Central America {{ElSalvador-geo-stub