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Mindo – chocolate, cacao & coffe tours

[:en]Learn on how chocolate is made from “bean to bar” in El Quetzal de Mindo.  Since 2008, Mindo has been in search of quality cacao beans to make chocolate, and nowadays family farms are the main National provider of the finest beans.  The tour will show the entire process of how cocoa is handled until is dry, roasted, and turned into nibs; for later continue a process to refine it and turn it into one of the best chocolates in the world!

Be amazed by the history and culture of the Maquipucuna, part of the Cachillacta region which is known for being the town that headed the ancestral paths for the trade of salt and cotton. Visitors will learn more about the only shade-grown coffee tour in Ecuador, its production process, which is also one of the main sources of income for the local mountain communities.

Enjoy the delicious cuisine with a local lunch to later return to Quito.[:es]Aprende cómo se hace el chocolate de “vaina a la barra” en El Quetzal de Mindo. Desde 2008, Mindo ha estado buscando granos de cacao de calidad para hacer chocolate, y hoy en día las granjas familiares son el principal proveedor nacional de los mejores granos. El recorrido mostrará todo el proceso de cómo se maneja el cacao desde que esté seco, tostado y convertido en semillas; ¡para luego continuar un proceso para refinarlo y convertirlo en uno de los mejores chocolates del mundo!

Sorpréndase con la historia y la cultura de la Maquipucuna, que forma parte de la región de Cachillacta, conocida por ser la ciudad que encabezó las rutas ancestrales para el comercio de sal y algodón. Los visitantes aprenderán más sobre el único recorrido de café cultivado a la sombra en Ecuador, su proceso de producción, que también es una de las principales fuentes de ingresos para las comunidades locales de la montaña.

Disfrute de la deliciosa cocina con un almuerzo local para luego regresar a Quito.

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