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Welcome to a new weekly series we are launching on the Latin Wealth platform, Wealth Wednesday! On Wealth Wednesday, we will be discussing trending news, Latino culture and topics surrounding business, host by @chrisbelloso and @ricoramirez86.   Today, we're exploring two major topics that could have far-reaching consequences: the revival of El Salvador's ambitious Bitcoin City project and the rising investor confidence in a potential soft landing for the global economy as expectations of Fed rate cuts increase. El Salvador's $1.6 Billion Investment in Bitcoin City: El Salvador is making headlines once again with President Nayib Bukele's recent announcement of a groundbreaking $1.6 billion investment—the largest private investment in the nation's history. This investment, led by Turkish company Yilport Holdings, is set to upgrade two critical ports, including one located in the proposed Bitcoin City. Launched in 2021, Bitcoin City is one of Bukele's most ambitious projects, envisioned as a hub that would operate entirely on Bitcoin and be exempt from most taxes, except for value-added tax (VAT). The investment will unfold in multiple phases, beginning with modernizing Acajutla's infrastructure and acquiring new equipment. The second phase will focus on expanding the port's capacity, tripling its potential to handle more trade. Meanwhile, at La Unión, a port that has remained unused for nearly two decades, the initial work will involve excavation and the acquisition of new equipment, including cranes. This development is crucial for enabling larger, heavier ships to dock, potentially boosting El Salvador's trade capacity and positioning the country as a key player in regional commerce. We'll break down what this means for El Salvador's economy, how it could affect neighboring countries, and whether it might spark competition with Panama, which has long been a dominant force in Central American trade. We'll also touch on the role of geothermal energy, particularly how El Salvador plans to leverage its volcanic resources to power Bitcoin mining, further solidifying the country's commitment to cryptocurrency. Global Economy and Fed Rate Cuts: Shifting gears, we explore the current state of the global economy, where investor sentiment is increasingly optimistic about a "soft landing"—a scenario where inflation subsides without significant deterioration in economic activity, even amid higher interest rates. Recent surveys show that 76% of investors believe a soft landing is the most likely outcome over the next 12 months, the highest level of confidence since May 2023. With the Federal Reserve's rate cut decisions looming, we'll discuss how these expectations are shaping markets and what it means for everyday consumers. Lower interest rates typically lead to reduced borrowing costs, affecting everything from mortgage rates to auto loans, making it cheaper for consumers to finance purchases. However, this also raises questions about whether aggressive rate cuts could reignite inflation or affect the cost of living and wages. We'll dive deep into the potential impacts of these developments, discussing high home prices, job growth, and the implications of an economic slowdown or resurgence. Finally, we'll consider how these economic shifts could influence global markets, with a particular focus on Latin America and its interconnectedness with the U.S. and other global economies. Follow us on IG: @latinwealth Email for questions or inquiries: latinwealthpodcast@gmail.com

Gloria Mercedes Rodríguez Fontan is a name you will probably recognise from a coffee we've had every year for many years, the always awesome Finca San José, check out this year's crop here. She's a fourth-generation coffee grower and owns + personally supervises six small farms located in the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range: San José, Mamatita, El Porvenir, Nejapa, Nueva Granada and La Lagunita. This coffee comes from the specific Roma tablón of Nejapa, we last had coffee this farm way back in 2015 and are really excited to see it back in 2021. Finca Nejapa was inherited by Gloria’s father, José María Rodríguez Herrera, in the 50s. At that time the property was only devoted to cattle for milking purposes, and it was José Maria who started growing coffee of the Bourbon variety. Little by little, he noticed coffee was extremely productive in that area. The farm has 18.2 hectares of land in total, of which 6.3 hectares are dedicated to growing coffee. The coffee-growing area is divided into three separate plots or 'tablóns'; Los Vientos (2.1 hectares), Santa Marta (1.4 hectares), and Roma (2.8 hectares). The latter is where this coffee comes from. Nejapa has also 7 hectares of land that was reforested with cedar trees and a diverse range of shade trees, which helps maintain and preserve both the soil conditions and a wide variety of birds and small mammals that can be seen in the region. This farm is on the slopes of the Laguna de Las Ninfas (which translates as “water lilies lagoon”). It has a spectacular sight over the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, including the impressive Itzalco volcano, and even over the Pacific Ocean and the port of Acajutla. Tablón Roma is located on the western side of Finca Nejapa. It has belonged to the family over four generations but was left unplanted until relatively recently. That's when Gloria obtained a loan through a local investment bank to redevelop and re-plant this area. The variety chosen for this plot was Caturra; in those days it was in vogue to plant this short-size producing tree with good yields, and it was needed to repay the loan. Happily, variety and terroir combined to result in great quality coffee. The name ROMA was chosen by combining the first two letters of the names of her children, Roberto and María Jose. This farm was awarded in the El Salvador Cup of Excellence in 2008 and 2009. Each year Gloria employs around 35 people during the harvesting season, and all year round she manages a permanent "winter works" team of 15 people. The idea is to have a solid trained and skilled working group that receive better wages and working conditions. Gloria pays during harvest around 90% above the legal minimum wage to give workers incentive and assure the best coffee cherries possible. After every production cycle, she gives a proportional bonus according to every week of labour of her “winter workers” that normally derives into 1.2 months extra of income for them. Gloria works under strict specialty coffee standards. These include fully ripe cherries harvest, careful milling, appreciative pruning, etc. She is blessed with amazing coffee terroir conditions such as altitude and sandy loam soils rich in organic matter, among others. Coffee pickers are selected from her staff based on their experience and passion, and their understanding of the requirements to obtain high-quality coffee. She supervises the whole process directly with the support of Antonio Avelino, her farm foreman. Super moreish, this reminds me of a pear coated in milk chocolate. There's just a little lime zest on the finish too, but that delicate pear acidity and sweet milk chocolate is the star here. Country: El Salvador Region: Ahuachapán
 Nearest City: Ataco Farm: Finca Nejapa Tablón: Roma Producer: Gloria Rodriguez Farm size: 18.2 hectares
 Coffee growing area: 6.3 hectares
 Tablon size: 2.8 hectare Altitude: 1,470-1,570 m.a.s.l.
 Varietal: Red Caturra Processing system: Washed CUPPING NOTES Pear, milk chocolate, lime zest. Clean Cup: (1-8): 6 Sweetness: (1-8): 7 Acidity: (1-8): 6.5 Mouthfeel: (1-8): 6 Flavour: (1-8): 7 Aftertaste: (1-8): 6 Balance: (1-8): 6.5 Overall: (1-8): 7 Correction: (+36): +36 Total: (max 100): 88 Roasting Information Medium-dark - through first and keep a nice steady pace towards second, but drop it before 2nd kicks off so the delicate pear isn't masked.

Gloria Mercedes Rodríguez Fontan is a name you will probably recognise from a coffee we've had every year for many years, the always awesome Finca San José, check out this year's crop here. She's a fourth-generation coffee grower and owns + personally supervises six small farms located in the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range: San José, Mamatita, El Porvenir, Nejapa, Nueva Granada and La Lagunita. This coffee comes from the specific Roma tablón of Nejapa, we last had coffee this farm way back in 2015 and are really excited to see it back in 2021. Finca Nejapa was inherited by Gloria's father, José María Rodríguez Herrera, in the 50s. At that time the property was only devoted to cattle for milking purposes, and it was José Maria who started growing coffee of the Bourbon variety. Little by little, he noticed coffee was extremely productive in that area. The farm has 18.2 hectares of land in total, of which 6.3 hectares are dedicated to growing coffee. The coffee-growing area is divided into three separate plots or 'tablóns'; Los Vientos (2.1 hectares), Santa Marta (1.4 hectares), and Roma (2.8 hectares). The latter is where this coffee comes from. Nejapa has also 7 hectares of land that was reforested with cedar trees and a diverse range of shade trees, which helps maintain and preserve both the soil conditions and a wide variety of birds and small mammals that can be seen in the region. This farm is on the slopes of the Laguna de Las Ninfas (which translates as “water lilies lagoon”). It has a spectacular sight over the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, including the impressive Itzalco volcano, and even over the Pacific Ocean and the port of Acajutla. Tablón Roma is located on the western side of Finca Nejapa. It has belonged to the family over four generations but was left unplanted until relatively recently. That's when Gloria obtained a loan through a local investment bank to redevelop and re-plant this area. The variety chosen for this plot was Caturra; in those days it was in vogue to plant this short-size producing tree with good yields, and it was needed to repay the loan. Happily, variety and terroir combined to result in great quality coffee. The name ROMA was chosen by combining the first two letters of the names of her children, Roberto and María Jose. This farm was awarded in the El Salvador Cup of Excellence in 2008 and 2009. Each year Gloria employs around 35 people during the harvesting season, and all year round she manages a permanent "winter works" team of 15 people. The idea is to have a solid trained and skilled working group that receive better wages and working conditions. Gloria pays during harvest around 90% above the legal minimum wage to give workers incentive and assure the best coffee cherries possible. After every production cycle, she gives a proportional bonus according to every week of labour of her “winter workers” that normally derives into 1.2 months extra of income for them. Gloria works under strict specialty coffee standards. These include fully ripe cherries harvest, careful milling, appreciative pruning, etc. She is blessed with amazing coffee terroir conditions such as altitude and sandy loam soils rich in organic matter, among others. Coffee pickers are selected from her staff based on their experience and passion, and their understanding of the requirements to obtain high-quality coffee. She supervises the whole process directly with the support of Antonio Avelino, her farm foreman. Super moreish, this reminds me of a pear coated in milk chocolate. There's just a little lime zest on the finish too, but that delicate pear acidity and sweet milk chocolate is the star here. Country: El Salvador Region: Ahuachapán
 Nearest City: Ataco Farm: Finca Nejapa Tablón: Roma Producer: Gloria Rodriguez Farm size: 18.2 hectares
 Coffee growing area: 6.3 hectares
 Tablon size: 2.8 hectare Altitude: 1,470-1,570 m.a.s.l.
 Varietal: Red Caturra Processing system: Washed CUPPING NOTES Pear, milk chocolate, lime zest. Clean Cup: (1-8): 6 Sweetness: (1-8): 7 Acidity: (1-8): 6.5 Mouthfeel: (1-8): 6 Flavour: (1-8): 7 Aftertaste: (1-8): 6 Balance: (1-8): 6.5 Overall: (1-8): 7 Correction: (+36): +36 Total: (max 100): 88 Roasting Information Medium-dark - through first and keep a nice steady pace towards second, but drop it before 2nd kicks off so the delicate pear isn't masked.

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Conversamos desde Hotel Royal Decameron Salinitas con el Ing. Nelson Edgardo Vanegas, Presidente de la Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) y Ing. Roberto Mendoza, Gerente del Puerto de Acajutla.

Conversamos en nuestro estudio con el Ing. Nelson Vanegas, Presidente de la Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma CEPA sobre las obras de modernización del Puerto de Acajutla, el Aeropuerto Internacional Monseñor Romero y FENADESAL.

Nejapa farm is owned by Gloria Rodriguez from San Jose Fame, this is the first time we have been able to secure this coffee and were very excited to share it with you. The far was inherited by Gloria’s father, José María Rodríguez Herrera in the 50’s, by that time the property was only devoted to cattle for milking purposes, and it was José Maria who started growing coffee of the Bourbon variety, and little by little he noticed coffee was extremely productive on that area. Nejapa farm has 18.2 hectares of which 6.3 hectares are grown to coffee, divided in 3 plots Los Vientos 2.1 Ha, Santa Marta 1.4 Ha. and Roma (where this coffee is from) 2.8 Ha. Nejapa farm has also 7 hectares reforested with cedar trees of approximately 10 years old. The farm also has a diversity of shade trees, which helps maintain and preserve both the soil conditions and a wide variety of birds and small mammals that can be seen even in that region. This farm is on the slopes of the Laguna de Las Ninfas (Water lilies lagoon) with a spectacular sight over the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, including the impressive Itzalco volcano, and even the Pacific Ocean, and Port of Acajutla. Every year, Gloria establishes nurseries with selected seeds, giving special care to it and keeping her farm in good shape, balancing production and securing future crops. NEJAPA - TABLON ROMA Tablón Roma is located in the western side of Finca Nejapa that has belonged to the family over 4 generations, but was left unplated until 10 years ago, when Gloria obtained a loan through a local Investment Bank to redevelop and re plant this area. The variety chosen for this plot was Caturra, in those days it was in vogue planting this short-size producing tree with good yields needed to repay the loan, gladly variety and terroir combination resulted in great quality coffee as well. The name ROMA was selected by combining the first to letters of her 2 children, Roberto and María Jose. This farm was awarded in El Salvador Cup of Excellence in 2008 and 2009. Gloria works under strict specialty coffee standards such as fully ripe cherries harvest, careful milling, appreciative pruning, etc., while she is blessed by amazing coffee terroir conditions such as altitude, sandy loam soils and rich in organic matter, among others. Coffee pickers are selected from her staff based on their experience and passion, and their understanding on the requirements to obtain high quality coffee. She supervised the whole process directly with the support of Antonio Avelino, her farm foreman. This is the red Caturra varietal and is a fully washed process.  In the cup expect dark chocolate and cherry, think about one of those dark chocolate cherry liquid centre sweets. Delicious!!! Farm: Nejapa Tablon: Roma 
Farmer: Gloria Rodriguze City: Ataco Region: Ahuachapan
 Country: El Salvador
 Farm size: 18.2 hectares
 Coffee growing area: 6.3 hectares
 Tablon Size: 2.8 hectares Altitude: 1,470-1,570 m.a.s.l.
 Variety: Caturra Processing system: Washed

Conversamos con el asesor de presidencia de CEPA sobre los planes de ampliación del aeropuerto, los planes para el puerto de la Unión y el puerto de Acajutla.

El secretario general del FMLN, Medardo González, explicó por qué no comparten la decisión del presidente Mauricio Funes de vetar las reformas electorales. También reaccionó a los comentarios de los oyentes sobre este punto. En otros temas, también habló de la expectativa de que Albapetróleos traiga al Pdte. Hugo Chávez en abril a la inauguración de un tanque de almacenamiento de combustible en Acajutla.