so, chocolate, particularly our chocolate, it s a luxury food item, right? eric: yes. anthony: this is an area that s abundant wi coffee, chocolate, fruit. how s life for the locals? [ don speaking spanish ] eric: he says that, 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was easier for him. he was planting, uh, soybeans. anthony: right. eric: and coffee. and he was making much more money. 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. two become one. then you re a couple. think of all you ll share. like snoring. does your bed do that? the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want.
oh. ahony: you gotta 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 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.
this preparation served with a cacao sauce. that s good. all of this food is delicious. 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. vo: which is why being put first
guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking. this preparation served with a cacao sauce. that s good. all of this food is delicious. 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. (man) hmm. what do you think?
water inside the boat. look, look, look. the boat is sinking. 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.