Jun22596 14 | LUXlife Magazine Most of the products San Rafael Family Estates sells, such as its famous, award-winning coffee and cheeses, it makes across its three farms: Finca Managuá, Finca Santa Clara, and Finca San Rafael. The first of these locations can be found near the ruins in Copán and has been producing a wide range of excellent coffees since 1985. Marking its 30th anniversary in 2015, this country estate even began producing natural cardamom using ancestral knowledge, demonstrating just a taste of the family’s prowess in Honduras’ F&B industry. Finca Santa Clara, on the other hand, is a dairy cattle ranch located in Santa Rita de Copán, and is home to around 40 Brown Swiss cows. Across 60 hectares of rich, diverse countryside, these animals are free to roam and graze happily, with this freedom leading to milk of exceptional quality being produced. This is used in the aforementioned selection of cheeses provided by San Rafael Family Estates, the quality of which is reflected through its team having won an award naming them the country’s best artisan cheese producers. The third and final location, Finca San Rafael, is situated just south of the Copán ruins, and is perhaps the most cherished estate in the portfolio of San Rafael Family Estates. Its initial seeds were planted by Mafalda Guerra, the first-generation owner of the company, in 1980, with this having since blossomed into a coffee plantation by the name of ‘La Finoca’. In total, San Rafael has 20 hectares of coffee cultivation and over 40 hectares of forest reserve, making it a key component in the success nurtured by San Rafael Family Estates. Café San Rafael, recognised here as the Wine Bar of the Year 2025 – Western Honduras, brings together everything great about these three estates and serves as the ultimate location for high-quality coffee, cheese, and wine, offered against a contemporary backdrop. Headed up by the aforementioned Carlos René Guerra, a second-generation coffee Wine Bar of the Year 2025 - Western Honduras & Best Artisanal Cheese Producers 2025 - Honduras Regardless of where in the world you are, there is always something special about local produce, which is something that should be forever championed across the diverse landscape of food and drink. San Rafael Family Estates in Honduras more than meets this criteria, with the family business specialising in dairy farming, but also being renowned for the food and drink – especially the coffee, wine, and cheeses – served at its coffee spot, Café San Rafael, in the heart of the country’s Copán ruins. On the back of the company’s dual recognition in this programme, we caught up with the second-generation owner of this family business, Carlos René Guerra, for more. producer and National Barista Champion, Café San Rafael is famous throughout the region for the coffee it serves, which is made from beans sourced just down the road at Finca San Rafeal. Visitors from far and wide visit this spot for its selection of speciality coffees, which take the form of everything from espressos and lattes through to more unique flavours including masala chai, cardamom, and Turkish coffees. All of theses are made to a customer’s liking by a team of talented baristas, young individuals united by a willingness to learn and a knack for problem solving. These individuals are responsible for Cafe San Rafael
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