Maya mountain

Belize is on the eastern coast of Central America looking out on to the Caribbean Sea.  The Maya Mountains stretch across Belize and into neigbouring Guatemala.

Whilst the Q'eqchi and Mopan Mayan people have been growing cacao here for centuries it was only in 2010 with the formation of Maya Mountain Cacao did it hit the craft chocolate map.  It did make its UK debut long before this as  beans sourced from this area were used in Green & Black's Maya Gold chocolate bar.

450 farms stretch out along the Caribbean coast of the Toledo and Stan Creek regions with an average size of 1.2ha.

In 2019 , Maya Mountain Cacao was awarded a Cocoa of Excellence Award putting it in the Top 20 cocoas in the world.

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Intercropping - Banana, plantain, coconut, avocado, cashew, coffee.

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Flavour Profile -Honey, pineapple and raisin.

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Fermentation - 7 days being turned 3 times during this period.

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Drying - Indirect sun.

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Environmental Practices - commitment to no chemicals or slash and burn usage.