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lang=\"it\">Italiano<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item wpml-ls-slot-188 wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-pt-pt wpml-ls-menu-item menu-item-type-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-object-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-wpml-ls-188-pt-pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/pt-pt\/\" title=\"Portugu\u00eas\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"wpml-ls-native\" lang=\"pt-pt\">Portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item wpml-ls-slot-188 wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-zh-hant wpml-ls-menu-item wpml-ls-last-item menu-item-type-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-object-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-wpml-ls-188-zh-hant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/zh-hant\/\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"wpml-ls-native\" lang=\"zh-hant\">\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83758d6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"83758d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=a9bN5WN8pPk&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eaa7ad\" data-id=\"6eaa7ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f34fcb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f34fcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07e776e\" data-id=\"07e776e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9abb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9abb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/el-origen-del-cacao-logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/el-origen-del-cacao-logo.webp 440w, https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/el-origen-del-cacao-logo-237x300.webp 237w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3bd2e4\" data-id=\"b3bd2e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dd761e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dd761e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-090f9fd\" data-id=\"090f9fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99e66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b99e66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We rewrite the history of cocoa; we are the cradle of its origin.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b405b72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b405b72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c44df3\" data-id=\"8c44df3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e71cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e71cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5,300 years ago, the Mayo Chinchipe &#8211; Mara\u00f1\u00f3n culture initiated an age-old relationship for the domestication, cultivation, and distribution of the &#8220;golden bean&#8221; that sprouted in Ecuadorian lands. Today, it is one of the most important and exquisite products in world gastronomy. Cocoa and chocolate are symbols of Ecuador.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7452409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"7452409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"time-line-cacao-frances-1\" data-id=\"16\" id=\"SR7_16_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.55\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-58\" data-key=\"58\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-58-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/01a-cacao-beans-on-plate-closeup-2021-08-27-09-39-35-utc.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Use and domestication of cacao in Ecuador<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">5,300<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">years ago<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Mayo Chinchipe Mara\u00f1\u00f3n were the first humans that consume cocoa. They growed plants that were used to prepare food for important ceremonies. <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">______________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">__________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">3.800<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-58-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.017<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-59\" data-key=\"59\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-59-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/ar-gastronomia-cacao-chocolate-105.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Domestication in Central America<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">3.800<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">years ago<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Mayans and Olmecs domesticated cacao.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">______________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">_________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.572<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-59-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">5.300<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-60\" data-key=\"60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-60-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/cacao-manos.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Plant registration in the world<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.572<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">In the book \"History of the New World\" written by the Italian historian and traveler Girolamo Benzoni named the plant as \"peanut\".<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">_________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">_________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.802<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-60-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">3.800<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-61\" data-key=\"61\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-61-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/cacao-manos.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">First Cocoa Boom<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1780 - 1820<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The great European demand motivated cocoa production in the country. River transportation was essential for shipping from the plantations to the ports. Guayaquil was the center of commercialization abroad.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">__________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">XIX<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-61-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.803<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-62\" data-key=\"62\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-62-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/cacao-manos.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Von Humboldt includes it in his scientific records<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1802 - 1803<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">While in Ecuador for his scientific studies, he registered the Theobroma (scientific name for the cacao tree) as a result of his research on andean and tropical vegetation.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">__________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.780<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-62-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1.572<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-63\" data-key=\"63\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-63-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/hacienda-de-cacao-1900-1910.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">\u201cGran Cacao\u201d<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Late XIX century <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The big cacao farm owners were known as \u201cLos Gran Cacao\u201d. They formed a small but powerful economic group, owning more than 70% of the land used for cacao plantations. Their luxurious properties showed their wealth and social status. <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">__________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1880<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-63-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1820<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-64\" data-key=\"64\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-64-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/embarque-cacao-puerto-de-guayaquil-1900.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Embarque cacao puerto de guayaquil 1900\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Second cacao boom<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1880 \u2013 1920<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Worldwide cacao demand grew 800%. Good agricultural practices and better infrastructure, industry and profits also saw growth. Land owners invested in more land, everyone wanted to grow cacao. <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">______________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">______________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2005<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-64-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">XIX<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-65\" data-key=\"65\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-65-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/ruta-del-chocolate-quito020.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Cacao, Simbolic Ecuadorian Product<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.005<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Cacao receives this national acknowledgement thanks to its unique flavor and aroma characteristics and for having also contributed to the country\u00b4s economic, social and political development.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">____________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.007<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-65-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">1920<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-66\" data-key=\"66\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-66-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/cacao-fruto.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Research confirms cacao was born in the ecuadorian Amazon<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.007<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Experts from Ecuador, France, Canada and USA use carb\u00f3n 14 dating on cacao remains found in archeological sites in the Palanda region. These tests confirmed the remains dated back to 5300 years ago. <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">____________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.012<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-66-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.005<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-67\" data-key=\"67\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-67-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/santa-rita-archidona-napo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Third cacao and chocolate boom<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.012<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuador returns to being the world\u2019s biggest producer and exporter. We now produce premium quality chocolates with many international award winning brands.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-5\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Ecuadorian cocoa over time<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-7\" class=\"sr7-layer\">____________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">________________________________<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-9\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.017<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-67-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.007<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_16_1-68\" data-key=\"68\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_16_1-68-13\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/time-line-cacao-frances-1\/santa-rita-archidona-napo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-68-0\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Cacao, Ecuador\u2019s National Intangible Cultural Heritage <\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-68-1\" class=\"sr7-layer\">2.017<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_16_1-68-4\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Traditional knowledge and uses linked to the production of fine cacao are declared as heritage for being an ancenstral agricultural practice present in almost the whole country. 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International stores require a percentage of this cacao for the production of chocolates. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe market for the \"Fine Aroma cacao\", compared to the traditional one, is considered a small and highly specialized market, which has its own characteristics of supply and demand.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_13_2-53\" data-key=\"53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_13_2-53-14\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/revslider\/cacao-english\/bg-chocolate.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cocoa and Chocolate Ecuador Travel.\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_2-53-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">CCN-51 Cacao<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_13_2-53-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Its characteristic color is red. 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It stands as a powerful symbol of excellence, sustainability, and rich ancestral heritage. The secret to each bar&#8217;s success lies in our country&#8217;s fertile land, the deep wisdom of its communities, and the ongoing innovation that has propelled our brands to rank among the world&#8217;s finest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb813cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb813cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c844e\" data-id=\"45c844e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2498ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"2498ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"sabores-premiados-1\" data-id=\"39\" id=\"SR7_39_3\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.55\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-219\" data-key=\"219\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-219-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Pacari<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-219-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Considered one of the world's finest chocolates, Pacari has garnered over 208 national and international awards, including a gold medal at the International Chocolate Awards from 2012 to 2017. Crafted with 100% organic and minimally processed cacao, it guarantees purity, health, and flavor. Its Experience House in Quito offers tastings and workshops that celebrate this award-winning legacy. Currently, Pacari is listed among the best chocolate brands in the world by Taste Atlas and has been designated the official chocolate of FC Barcelona in Spain.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-220\" data-key=\"220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-220-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">To\u2019ak<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-220-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Acclaimed for its exclusivity, To'ak has been chosen by luxury brands like Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Apple, Louis XIII, Hennessy, Mercedes, Cartier, Robb Report, and Michelin chefs. Through its own genetic bank, it preserves the rarest, most prized, and valuable cacao variety in chocolate history: Ancient National cacao. Its packaging has received international awards for its Ecuadorian artisanal design, and though it doesn't compete in contests, its prestige is reflected in its luxury clientele across more than 70 countries.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-221\" data-key=\"221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-221-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Kallari<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-221-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">From the Ecuadorian Amazon, Kallari has captivated the world by offering two lines of chocolates: gourmet and artisanal. Forbes recognized it as the best chocolate bar, and its excellence has been honored with three silver medals at the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon. Produced by indigenous communities in Napo, it combines ancestral knowledge with international quality.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-222\" data-key=\"222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-222-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Caoni<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-222-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The excellence of Ecuadorian cacao has been recognized globally thanks to Caoni. Its Esmeraldas 77% bar won the top award, \"La Gran Barra Dorada\" (The Grand Golden Bar), at the Ecuador Chocolate Awards. Each product highlights the cacao's geographical origin and offers combinations like coffee, passion fruit, and macadamia that reflect the country's rich diversity.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-223\" data-key=\"223\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-223-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Rep\u00fablica del Cacao<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-223-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Highlighted by the gourmet portal GAYOT.COM as one of the top 10 chocolate bars in the world and awarded at the Ecuador Chocolate Awards, this brand combines innovation with origin. From its Museum and Laboratory in Quito, the history and art of fine aroma cacao are shared through tasting, creation, and learning experiences. Additionally, it boasts 30 Chocolate Boutiques located across Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. It is also currently listed among the best chocolate brands in the world by Taste Atlas.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-224\" data-key=\"224\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-224-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Hoja Verde<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-224-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">A winner of multiple awards at the Ecuador Chocolate Awards and recognized by the German site chlt.net among the world's best chocolates, Hoja Verde offers bars with up to 100% fine aroma cacao. It achieves a balance of intensity, purity, and elegance that has charmed experts and chocolate lovers worldwide. It has also been included among the best chocolate brands in the world by Taste Atlas.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_39_3-225\" data-key=\"225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-225-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Minka<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_39_3-225-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Recognized for its certified quality and community commitment, Minka has been honored with international certifications like Organic and Kosher. It crafts bars using cacao from five Ecuadorian haciendas, each with unique notes and aromas. 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In the tourist routes of the Land of the Finest Chocolate, a multitude of adventures filled with exquisite sensations await you.<\/p><p>In the cocoa plantations of the Coast, Andes, and Amazon, you will experience rural life among the crops, tasting the fruit, enjoying its juice, roasting, peeling, and grinding the nibs to make your own chocolate bar or a traditional cup of hot chocolate.<\/p><p>Furthermore, you will find restaurants with menus crafted from fine aroma cocoa and specialized shops offering world-class chocolates, delightful tastings, and chocolate therapies.<\/p><p>Let their aroma and flavor awaken your senses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9897b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b9897b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"e-hotspot__label\">Amazon<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3627af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3627af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280236b\" data-id=\"280236b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6df3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b6df3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cocoa Museum, the history and tradition of the \"Golden Bean.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127e218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127e218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This honorary distinction celebrates national and international individuals and institutions who, through various fields such as culture, gastronomy, tourism, commerce, and research, passionately and committedly promote Ecuador as the origin of the planet&#8217;s best cacao.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa0b8b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa0b8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-358d1b7\" data-id=\"358d1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0403a84 elementor-testimonial--layout-image_above elementor-testimonial--tablet-align-center elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"0403a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring its \"Baltic Sea 2024\" International Cruise, the Guayas training ship carried the message that Ecuador is the origin of the best cacao, visiting 11 countries across the Americas and Europe.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Buque Escuela Guayas<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ECUADOR<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Buque-Escuela-Guayas-1.jpg\" alt=\"Buque Escuela Guayas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis Ecuadorian archaeologist's research confirmed that cacao was first domesticated in what is now Ecuadorian territory. His leadership and over 50 scientific publications have positioned Ecuador as the true origin of cacao.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Francisco Valdez<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ECUADOR<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Francisco-Valdez-1.jpg\" alt=\"Francisco Valdez\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA pioneer in the premium chocolate industry, he has elevated Ecuadorian cacao to the highest global standards.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Santiago Peralta<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ECUADOR<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Santiago-Peralta-1.jpg\" alt=\"Santiago Peralta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigner and founder of VRO, she positions the Rep\u00fablica del Cacao brand within the tourism sector.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ver\u00f3nica Pardo<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">PARAGUAY<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Veronica-Pardo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ver\u00f3nica Pardo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA cacao specialist and chocolatier, she promotes Ecuadorian chocolate in the creation of gourmet products.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mar\u00eda Lorena Galasso<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ARGENTINA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Maria-Lorena-Galasso-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mar\u00eda Lorena Galasso\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of the first chocolate school in Argentina, she uses Ecuadorian cacao in training sommeliers and in specialized tastings.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ingrid Lilian Cuk<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ARGENTINA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ingrid-Lilian-Cuk-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ingrid Lilian Cuk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of the China\u2013Latin America Cultural Exchange Center, he imports and distributes Ecuadorian chocolate in China.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Wang Lichao<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">CHINA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wang-Lichao-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wang Lichao\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of H\u00f6gan\u00e4s Chocolate, he fuses Ecuadorian cacao with traditional Swedish techniques.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Gustavo Mar\u00fan<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">SUECIA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gustavo-Marun-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gustavo Mar\u00fan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManager of Urku Imports, he leads strategies to position Ecuadorian cacao in Australia.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Sebasti\u00e1n Alarc\u00f3n<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">AUSTRALIA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sebastian-Alarcon-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sebasti\u00e1n Alarc\u00f3n\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder of Eco-Kakao, he promotes the sustainable commercialization of Ecuadorian cacao in international markets.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Iv\u00e1n Ontaneda<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ECUADOR<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecuador.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ivan-Ontaneda-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iv\u00e1n Ontaneda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn entrepreneur in Punta del Este, he sells Ecuadorian chocolate in his natural products store.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Nelson Kaloper<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">URUGUAY<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA globally renowned chocolate chef, she chooses Ecuadorian cacao for its exceptional quality and flavor.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ika Sara Cohen<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">ISRAEL<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Crissanter\u00eda, she incorporates Ecuadorian chocolate into her gastronomic offerings at two locations in Montevideo.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mar\u00eda Cecilia Aguirre<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">URUGUAY<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn importing entrepreneur, he leads promotional activities for Ecuadorian cacao in the Chinese market.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ming Gong<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">CHINA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" 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In the museum&#8217;s 15 educational rooms, you will find an exhibition of the history of cocoa, the remnants of ancient cultures, and the varieties found in our country. <br \/>Are you ready to learn more about the planting, cultivation, harvesting, and preparation of a chocolate bar?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-94e0630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94e0630\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7932e\" data-id=\"8c7932e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"42c50c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81a05b0\" data-id=\"81a05b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab09543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab09543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cocoa cultivation in Ecuador is ancient.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af76f28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af76f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2022, Ecuador declared Ecuadorian cocoa and its production chain as a national tourist activity of interest, recognizing that Ecuador is the place of origin of cocoa due to the archaeological remains found from the Mayo Chinchipe culture (5,500 B.C.) in the Santa Ana area, in the Palanda canton, in the Amazon Region of the country. These studies make national and foreign tourists fully aware of the quality, purity, and diversity that Ecuadorian cocoa offers as a product that has been a part of our economic and cultural history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50dd802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50dd802\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e325e3\" data-id=\"9e325e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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anthropologist.<br \/>Author of &#8220;Archaeological Evidence of the Social Use of Cocoa in the Upper Amazon.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bddb90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8bddb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfbea15 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfbea15\" 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