including, and most interesting to us, a strain of cacao previously thought to be almost extinct. a few years ago, the valley s cacao trees were genetically tested at a usda lab and proven to have identical dna to one of the rarest forms of cacao in the world, this stuff, the real deal, pure nacionale. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. chris: so they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. absolutely beautiful. anthony: really kooky looking pods as they just come right off the trunk of the tree. chris: this anthony: they sorta look like somebody, you know, glued them to the side of a tree, you know. this is a once a year crop? chris: it goes continuously, but this is the peak season. eric: see the way it comes out? try that. like take one in your mouth. bite it, and you see those the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nibs.
and then he didn t plant soybeans any longer. and then the coffee production went down. so therefore, he had a financial, uh, struggle for a while. and now, with the cacao trees that they are planting, he has no more stress and he s very happy himself. we re carvana we created a brand new way for you to sell your car go to carvana answer a few questions and our techno wizardry calculates your car s value and gives you a real offer in seconds we ll come to you pay you on the spot then pick up your car that s it at carvana
you got to go down and then up, just right! we make it to the other side, reasonably dry. beer? the maranon canyon is home to a wide range of species including and most interesting to us a strain of the cacao previously thought to be almost extinct. a few years ago, the valley s cacao trees were dna tested at a u.s. lab and had dna of the rarest form of cacao in the world. this stuff. pure national. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out.
so chocolate, it is a luxury food item. yes. this is an area abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. how s life for the locals? [ speaking foreign language ] he says that 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was easier for him. he was planting soybeans and coffee. right. he was making much more money. and then he didn t plant soybeans any longer and the coffee production went down so therefore he had a financial struggle for a while and now with the cacao trees they are planting, he has no more stress and fairly upbeat himself.
beer? the maranon canyon is home to a wide range of species, including, and most interesting to us, a strain of cacao previously thought to be almost extinct. a few years ago, the valley s cacao trees were genetically tested at a usda lab and proven to have identical dna to one of the rarest forms of cacao in the world, this stuff, the real deal, pure nacionale. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. chris: so they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. absolutely beautiful. anthony: really kooky lookin pods as they just come right off the trunk of the tree.$dx chris: this