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This trip transforms how people see chocolate. It reveals the heartbeat behind every chocolate bag\u2014the farmers, the land, the culture.<\/p>\n
Being Ecuadorian, there is a special kind of joy in welcoming clients from the United States to my country and walking them through the land where fine aroma cacao was born.<\/p>\n
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Day 1: The Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n Our adventure begins deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where the river is both a road and a storyteller. A small boat carries us toward the Kallari community\u2014one of Rep\u00fablica del Cacao\u2019s allied farmer groups.<\/p>\n Here, Giovanni welcomes us and walks us through his cacao crops. 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Contrary to what many imagine, these are not monocultures, cacao trees grow side by side with companions like Amazonian garlic, tropical fruits, and other plants that naturally protect and nurture them. Here we do something that is a first for many, taste fresh cacao straight from the pod. I always enjoy looking at our guests faces as they taste the floral, and acid notes of the fruit for the first time.<\/p>\n For lunch, a true farm-to-table feast is prepared by the community, which includes local ingredients like tilapia, yuca, wayusa tea, and of course, a bit of bean-to-bar chocolate prepared that moment. 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Panela\u2014unrefined sugar cane\u2014is an essential ingredient in many of our chocolates.<\/p>\n Here, knowledge isn\u2019t written in manuals; it\u2019s carried in stories, memories, and hands worn by work and pride. We get to see how entire families pass down the craft of cultivating sugar cane, collecting the juice, and transforming it into golden panela.<\/p>\n Our guests also joined in! Cutting cane, squeezing the sweet juice, and watching it slowly turn into the panela. 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