# APOESAE

PLANTATION

Type of cacao

Nacional / Arriba

Altitude

200 - 400 m

Harvest period

Year-round (peaks May-June & Nov-Dec)

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Based in Ecuador's Zamora Chinchipe province, the APOESAE cooperative unites small-scale Shuar and Saraguro communities to cultivate heirloom Nacional cacao within traditional, sustainable forest gardens. Since 2018, their active participation in a "deforestation-free" project ensures that their premium, organically processed beans actively protect the Amazon rainforest while securing fair prices for the community.

Location

Region

Zamora Chinchipe

Country

Ecuador

Altitude (MASL)

200 - 400 m

Details

Type of cacao

Nacional / Arriba

Fermentation method/duration

Wooden boxes / 3-4 days

Harvest period

Year-round (peaks May-June & Nov-Dec)

Drying method & Duration

Sun-dried on concrete patios or solar dryers / 5-7 days

Cooperative size (appx number of farmers)

~50 - 150 farmers

Biodiversity (Intercropping)

Plantain, banana, fine hardwoods, citrus, and rubber trees

AMBASSADOR

### The Yantzaza’s Rainfrog (Pristimantis yantzaza)

The Yantzaza Frog is a typical species of the Zamora Chinchipe region. It acts as a
kind of symbol, as it is very pretty, yet fragile at the same time. Like the rainforest.
This very small brown frog has a bright reddish belly, a bluish iris, and a broad
horizontal dark red band. It lives in the ever-green mountain forest and is usually
active at night.

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Cacao Coorperative

Name

Asociación de Pequeños Exportadores Agropecuarios de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana (APOESAE)

Location

Address: Av. Iván Rodríguez y Picaflores, El Pangui, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador

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Contact

Phone: +593 98 028 9205

General Email: info@apoesae.org

Website

Uncommoncacao.com

Instagram

@mayamountain

Importer

Name

Silva Cacao

Contact

Italiëlei 181, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)3 205 97 96
info@silva-cacao.com

Website

Silva-cacao.com

Instagram

@silva_cacao

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