Ocumare de la Costa
A cacao growing region in Venezuela.
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A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea. It has its own long-standing reputation for Criollo-descended material and is one of the few Venezuelan valley names traded in its own right.
- Country
- Venezuela
- Flavour families
- nutty, fruity
Terroir
A narrow coastal valley between the mountains and the Caribbean, with village-scale production and traditional drying.
Flavour character
Often described as nutty with dried fruit and low astringency.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Other regions in Venezuela
Related
Part of
- VenezuelaA coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.
Varieties planted here
- CriolloDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Ocumare de la Costa — A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.
- TrinitarioDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Ocumare de la Costa — A coastal Venezuelan valley in Aragua state, neighbouring Chuao and similarly reached mainly by sea.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)