The Monte Sion Estate was established by the Urrutia family in 1906 and is still run today by Dr. Luis Urrutia and his wife. Monte Sion is dedicated not only to growing great gourmet coffee, but to its social implications as well. In 2001 Dr. Urrutia was recognised by UNICEF for helping to combat poverty in El Salvador, being environmentally friendly, improving the life style conditions of its workers and the promotion of education and the social environment.