Coffee Culture

Coffee beans. Photo taken at El Boqueron volcano,
as we sipped on  some delicious high altitude coffee.

One of the great things about El Salvador is its coffee and its coffee culture. I love that every afternoon people stop what they are doing and indulge in a cup of coffee accompanied with pastry. I find it particularly interesting that for the most part, coffee shops don´t sell coffee to go. If you do decide to buy it to go, you are most likely going to get it in a small cup and it will not have a lid. In other words, coffee is simply not made to be enjoyed on the run. People stop in the middle of the day or after work and really enjoy a cup of coffee. In general, coffee culture here encourages people to slow down, whereas in North America it seems that coffee encourages us to run faster. I love coffee and being here has taught me that more than a drink, coffee is also an experience.

-jgm