The ultimate Cocoa farm experience
The ultimate Cocoa farm experience
The ultimate Cocoa farm experience
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This tour reveals the mystery on the origin that relies on Ecuadorian chocolate.The highest quality chocolate was born from a rainforest conservation project started in Ecuador in 2007. Through his nonprofit foundation Third Millennium Alliance. The chocolate this soil produces comes from the oldest trees which study traced genetics as far back as 5,300 years according Carbon-14 data and the theobromine found in pods by Francisco Valdez, in one of his archeological researches; these kind of trees were thought extinct until the results from this study were revealed, proving their purity is at 100% Nacional speaking of genotypes. In this tour, we will process our own chocolate from collecting the cocoa beans to making our own chocolate bar, we will visit one of the 14 plantations in Rocafuerte, that produces the highest quality of cocoa beans used for making the most exquisite chocolate bars.
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Itinerary
Manabi Province
3 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe will be visiting one of the cocoa plantations, here we will be learning about the impact that cocoa and chocolate has to the citizens of Ecuador, we will enjoy of fresh coffee, seasonal fruit juice, fruits of the surroundings, and of course cocoa fruit, we will be roasting and peeling our own cocoa beans.El Higueron De Rocafuerte
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeHere we will be enjoying of local lunch, we will be offering tongas, this is a local and old fashion way of making food using plantain leafs, wrapping up the meals, this technique will seal the flavor in. We will be offering also a vegetable option, since this dish can come with shrimp, pork, chicken or tuna. We will need to know if you are allergic.Manta
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe will be visiting a small chocolate factory, here we will be finishing processing our craft chocolate, we will be making our version of the God's drink that was offered to Hernan Cortéz, and enjoy local bananas covered by chocolate, after this, we will be showing you the industrial process of making chocolate bars in the factory, and we will be offering you treats of these so you can try out our products.
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Manta SOS
SGD 146.17
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