Guatemala Lachua Finca Paso Cocodrilo

Finca Pasa Cocodrilo cacao has plesant sweet notes, cooked fruits and a spicy hint. The farm is a cacao-forest corridor between the National Park “Laguna Lachuá” and a nearby forest area. It used to be a grazing land and after 4 years a natural carbon pool was created. Since starting the farm, wildlife like jaguars are passing again through the corridor.

Location

• Region: Lachuá region
• Organisation / Farm: local exporter, engaging neighbouring smallholder farmers

Quality

• Variety: Acriollado & Trinitario
• Flavour: Intense & complex – dried fruits, sweetness, cooked fruits, spicy hint
• Fermentation: Centrally fermented, 6 days in wooden boxes
• Drying: Sun-dried

Supply Chain

100% traceable supply chain from 1 single farm and controlled genetics

People

100% traceable supply chain. The farm was established in 2015 and engages local farmers to benefit from social security and trainings to improve agricultural practices in their farms.

Forest & Nature

An ecological corridor is created between national Park Lachua and nearby forest areas. The farm acts as a carbon-sink storing CO2 and bring back biodiversity to the region.

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