The origin of ¨Cahabon¨ is named after the town where it comes from. You find Cahabon about 40 minutes away down a dirt road path of the town Lanquin where the famous Semuc Champey National Park is located.
The cacao is produced by small scale Q´eqchi farmers. The project focuses on food security for the community and cacao became a bi-product. This being said, the land is diversified and organic to feed the community and more. In collaboration with a local priest and a German retired
couple, the origin of Cahabon is leading social and environmental projects in its region. It buy in direct trade to each farmers the wet cacao is is processed together by 'single origin' each cacao harvest. This means, you can trace the cacao back to every farming family. It pays in the highest rate of the country its wet cacao and supports hundreds of people.
Genetics : Blend of local hybrids.
Flavor profile : Balanced,
Type of environnement : Small villages on mountain side valley. Young fruit forest gardens, proximity with many viviendas, surrounded by wilderness.
Region : Alta Verapaz
Altitude: 300m
Land Size : About 40+ hectares from a variety of families
Cacao Trees : Unknown
Specificities : Cacao forest mixed with Q'eqchi village.
Ownership : 54 Q'eqchi families organized in a cooperative, managed by a regenerative center.