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Finca Don Juan
We are a didactic farm with sustainable organic agricultural production for self-consumption. We are committed to the planet and human health and our motto is: FORMATION OF MEN AND WOMEN COMMITTED TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
At Finca Educativa Don Juan we have the following varieties of cocoa:
R1, R4, R6, CC187 TI, PMCT58, CRIOLLO Y CACAO DE MONO.
Upon entering our facilities, our customers are asked to wash their hands, then their temperature will be taken and logged.
Then we will walk through the trails where our cocoa plantations are located, where you will have access to important information about the history of this agricultural product in our country.
You will learn about the cocoa flower and the fruit that comes from it, and during the tour you will be shown each of the varieties of cocoa existing on the farm, all the benefits and uses.
You will live the experience of cutting the fruit, and the guide will explain the correct way to extract the fruit from the plant without damaging the fruit or the plant itself, in addition to tasting the seed.
Afterwards, we head to the ranch to experience the process of making artisan chocolate. Included is the drying, roasting, breaking the seed, grinding it in the handmade mat and also by machine.
We will have a tasting of the long awaited DRINK OF THE GODS, you will learn how to make handmade chocolates, important information will be provided about the properties of cocoa and there will be a variety of tastings.
For reservations:
Tel. (506) 2479 1130 fincaeducativadonjuan@yahoo.com
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