Save the Bees Chocolates
Cacao (Washed, not fermented, sun dried), hand roasted and peeled, activated and alchemized by me. Direct trade cacao sourced from women owned farm in Chiapas, Mexico (Tecpatán Region).
Type: Trinatario
Certs: Direct Trade
Crop: 2021
This cacao is grown high in the mountains of Northwestern Chiapas. Due to its geographical inaccessibility, it was until recent times one of the most isolated population centers in Mexico. The village of Tecpatán borders the “Selva Zoque” (English: Zoque Forest), the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Mexico and that contains most of the terrestrial biodiversity in the country. The isolation and poverty of the area has historically led to the emigration of men to the US and to the big cities in Mexico, hence cacao is often grown by female farmers
Elvira (on the left) is in charge of sourcing our lavado cacao from Tecpatán. Elvira’s husband emigrated illegally to the US and was never heard from again, that is why she calls herself a widow. In the photo you can see her with her mother and her only daughter.
Cacao in Tecpatán is being grown at the highest altitude in all of Mexico and possibly in
Central America also. The cacao tree usually thrives between 0 and 700 m above sea level and Tecpatán cacao grows at an altitude above 1000 – 1200 m, which is the highest limit where the cacao plant can grow and bear fruit. Genetically speaking, the Tecpatán cacao is very unique due to the extreme isolation. The micro-climate present in this area also contributes to this uniqueness due to the high altitude and extremely rainy weather.Photos and description, and sourced by John Nanci (chocolatealchemy.com)
Local rescued bee collected by Bee Curious
Intentionally infused with your intentions and energy, aligned with the cosmic alignments of Venus in Taurus and red jasper, ocean jasper, amythest pendulum, palo santo, goddess technology, copper, Oshun, Venus, Aphrodite, labradorite, star dust, Rose flower essence, Tahitian Vanilla Bean,
Save the Bees Chocolates
Cacao (Washed, not fermented, sun dried), hand roasted and peeled, activated and alchemized by me. Direct trade cacao sourced from women owned farm in Chiapas, Mexico (Tecpatán Region).
Type: Trinatario
Certs: Direct Trade
Crop: 2021
This cacao is grown high in the mountains of Northwestern Chiapas. Due to its geographical inaccessibility, it was until recent times one of the most isolated population centers in Mexico. The village of Tecpatán borders the “Selva Zoque” (English: Zoque Forest), the largest tract of tropical rainforest in Mexico and that contains most of the terrestrial biodiversity in the country. The isolation and poverty of the area has historically led to the emigration of men to the US and to the big cities in Mexico, hence cacao is often grown by female farmers
Elvira (on the left) is in charge of sourcing our lavado cacao from Tecpatán. Elvira’s husband emigrated illegally to the US and was never heard from again, that is why she calls herself a widow. In the photo you can see her with her mother and her only daughter.
Cacao in Tecpatán is being grown at the highest altitude in all of Mexico and possibly in
Central America also. The cacao tree usually thrives between 0 and 700 m above sea level and Tecpatán cacao grows at an altitude above 1000 – 1200 m, which is the highest limit where the cacao plant can grow and bear fruit. Genetically speaking, the Tecpatán cacao is very unique due to the extreme isolation. The micro-climate present in this area also contributes to this uniqueness due to the high altitude and extremely rainy weather.Photos and description, and sourced by John Nanci (chocolatealchemy.com)
Local rescued bee collected by Bee Curious
Intentionally infused with your intentions and energy, aligned with the cosmic alignments of Venus in Taurus and red jasper, ocean jasper, amythest pendulum, palo santo, goddess technology, copper, Oshun, Venus, Aphrodite, labradorite, star dust, Rose flower essence, Tahitian Vanilla Bean,
