Huila

A cacao growing region in Colombia.

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A southern Colombian department better known internationally for coffee, where cacao is grown in the same Andean valleys and frequently by the same farmers. That overlap is part of why fermentation practice there improved comparatively quickly.

Country
Colombia
Flavour families
fruity, floral

Terroir

Andean valleys at moderate altitude, with the coffee sector's post-harvest infrastructure and expertise available alongside.

Flavour character

Often described as fruity with floral notes and moderate acidity.

InferredSource: ChocolateHQ

Other regions in Colombia

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Part of

  • ColombiaA southern Colombian department better known internationally for coffee, where cacao is grown in the same Andean valleys and frequently by the same farmers.

Sources

  • ChocolateHQ editorial synthesisChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)