Beni
A cacao growing region in Bolivia.
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A Bolivian department where cacao grows genuinely wild in islands of forest within seasonally flooded savanna, harvested by communities travelling to the stands rather than farmed. It is one of very few places producing commercially traded wild cacao.
- Country
- Bolivia
- Flavour families
- fruity, acidic, nutty
Terroir
Seasonally flooded savanna with forest islands, reachable by river or on foot depending on the season. Collection is labour-intensive and volumes are very small.
Flavour character
Often described as intensely fruity with pronounced acidity and a distinct nuttiness.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Wild material varies substantially between stands, which is expected of a genetically diverse population rather than a clone.
Other regions in Bolivia
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Part of
- BoliviaA Bolivian department where cacao grows genuinely wild in islands of forest within seasonally flooded savanna, harvested by communities travelling to the stands rather than farmed.
Varieties planted here
- ForasteroDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Beni — A Bolivian department where cacao grows genuinely wild in islands of forest within seasonally flooded savanna, harvested by communities travelling to the stands rather than farmed.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)