Collection: Curaray

Curaray is one of those ten evolutionarily unique types identified in 2008, using samples collected throughout the Americas over the previous century. Samples proven to be of the curaray cluster were taken from Ecuador, many from along the Curaray River in eastern part of the country, hence the name. While the growing region overlaps greatly with that of the nacional, the pod shape & final flavor of the cacaos are distinct, and not as much of its history can be traced. Nonetheless, curaray seems likely to be one of, if not the oldest, varietals of cacao, the one from which all others evolved. Show Less