Cocoa cultivation in America dates back many centuries and was used as currency and to prepare a special drink. Studies carried out in the Palanda canton of the Zamora Chinchipe province in Ecuador show that at least one variety of Theobroma Cacao (scientific name for cocoa) has its origin in the Upper Amazon, according to archaeological evidence found in the culture called Mayo-Chinchipe where The use of cocoa was verified from the year 3300 BC in the Santa Ana-La Florida deposit, located at 1040 meters above sea level. By buying this NTF you are making a great contribution to the sustainable forestation of cocoa in Ecuador.
