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join us for this fun (and delicious!) opportunity to meet some of our favorite cuscqueÑo chocolate makers, learn their stories and taste their beautiful chocolates! 10% of all sales will be donated to Valle sagrado verde. (10 S/ suggested donation at the Door will also be given to valle Sagrado verde.)
El Verde Retreat Space
El Verde is a boutique retreat space located in Huaran (click here for a map) The owner has been in the world of cacao & chocolate for over 25 years and is passionate about sharing the stores of the makers and the farmers. So, come, meet these good people, taste their chocolate, relax in the garden & shop for your favorite chocolate lovers AND a good cause!
Presentations
10:00am — Cacao Genetics Talk (Spanish)
Rosaura from Juan Laura will share a short presentation on cacao genetics. Her family’s farm in Pichari has been growing cacao for over 40 years and cultivates several varieties found nowhere else on Earth.
12:00pm — Guided Chocolate Tasting (English)
Internationally award-winning chocolate maker Vigdis Rosenkilde will lead a tasting of her bars made exclusively with Peruvian cacao. She’ll explore flavor notes across varieties and share the stories behind the beans—and why she chose to work with Peruvian cacao. (Vigdis also speaks basic Spanish.)
Eat Good Chocolate. Plant More Trees.
Two of our guiding principles in life! 10% of all chocolate sales during this event will be donated to the amazing work that Valle Sagrado Verde is doing here in the Sacred Valley…..
Valle Sagrado Verde is a NGO that works with local communities to restore nature in Peru's Sacred Valley through reforestation with native trees, forest fire prevention, and ecological regeneration.
