Cacaosuyo Chuncho-Cuzco 70%

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Cacaosuyo Chuncho-Cuzco 70%

Weight: 70 g

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Bean to Bar

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In the Cuzco region, they find their "Chuncho" cacao which grows relatively near Machu Picchu, one of the new seven wonders of the world. This magical region and its cacao inspired them to make this chocolate that offers a deliciously sweet fruit flavor at the outset that slowly dissipate to leave a light herbal freshness. With this chocolate, they may have created what the Incas could have achieved with their cacao.

MAKER: Cacaosuyo
COUNTRY: Peru
CACAO ORIGIN: Cuzco Peru

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Ingredients: cacao paste (theobroma cacao L.), sugar

May contain traces of milk, tree nuts and peanuts.

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Sesame Free

Soy Free

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Gluten Free

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Maker

Cacaosuyo

Cacaosuyo is a "tree to bar" Peruvian chocolate maker with 100% traceability. They pay careful attention to the cacao they use at all stages from harvest, fermentation to the processing of cacao to make the best possible chocolate. Cacaosuyo is so particular about their beans to ensure the best quality that their beans are brought to dedicated labs for analysis. The cacao beans are classified by each and every strain, to detect new flavor profiles and discovering rare varieties. This is a crucial step because this allows rare varieties to become protected which would have otherwise been lost. Owned by Eduardo Lanfranco and Samir Giha, they craft their chocolate in Lima, Peru using only Peruvian chocolate.

Cacao region

Cuzco

Cuzco is a department in southeastern Peru where the legendary Chuncho cacao variety grows at elevations between 800-1,400 meters, famous as the home of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. The high altitude produces high sugar content and exceptional fat levels, while sandy loam soils preserve genetic distinctiveness. Chuncho's fruity, floral profile with lower tannins has earned recognition as one of the world's highest-quality cacao varieties.

Cacao strain

Chuncho

Chuncho is an ancient Criollo strain native to Peru, representing some of the oldest cultivated cacao genetics in South America. Makers value it for its rarity and its connection to pre-Columbian cacao cultivation, making it significant for makers exploring historical and ancestral varieties. Chuncho cacao encompasses around a dozen related cultivars of the Upper Amazon Forastero group, now considered to be native to the Quillabamba Valley of central Peru. They’re believed to have been domesticated by the Matshiguenga people, whose members were ancestral inhabitants of the Valley. Chuncho trees bear small yellow fruits with small beans (less than 1g per bean), known for their high fat content and very high-altitude growing region (400m-1400m).