World Press
Marañon Chocolate field ops boss Oscar Ayala with 5 gals of miel de cacao runoff. Tastes like pear…
April 16, 2014
Flat beans are hand selected out of every batch of Pure Nacional cacao from Marañon Canyon.
April 16, 2014
Quality control for Pure Nacional cacao in Marañon Canyon begins before fermentation, pre selecting out bad beans.
April 16, 2014
In Marañon Canyon with Don Fortunato, Dan Pearson and Australian chocolatier Igor Van Gerwen of House of Anvers.
March 28, 2014
Thanks to Charley at Woodblock in Portland OR the Marañon Chocolate campo crew enjoyed some amazing chocolate!
March 28, 2014
Stirring fermenting cacao beans the old fashioned way in the Maranon Canyon – by hand.
March 28, 2014
Single mom Yesica earns much needed income hand selecting dry Pure Nacional cacao beans in the Maranon Canyon.
March 28, 2014
Pure Nacional beans ready to weigh and store for export in the Maranon Canyon.
March 28, 2014
A fixed roof and elevated drying beds ensure Pure Nacional beans can dry even in strong rains.
March 28, 2014
Cacao harvest time means constant rain and lots of mud in the Maranon Canyon.
March 28, 2014