Ucayali

A cacao growing region in Peru.

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A Peruvian Amazon region where cacao grows within the species' natural range, with both cultivated planting and wild or semi-wild stands. Genetic diversity here is high, which is characteristic of the upper Amazon generally.

Country
Peru
Flavour families
fruity, earthy

Terroir

Lowland Amazon rainforest with high rainfall, much of it accessible mainly by river.

Flavour character

Not recorded.

Not recorded by the sources consulted

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Other regions in Peru

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  • PeruA Peruvian Amazon region where cacao grows within the species' natural range, with both cultivated planting and wild or semi-wild stands.

Sources

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