A northern Amazonian province of Ecuador and one of the country's notable cacao-producing zones, where the crop is grown by smallholders, including in former oil-frontier areas, within diversified agroforestry systems.
Country
Ecuador
Region
Sucumbíos (northern Amazon)
Growing region
Americas
Coordinates
0.10°, -76.90° (approx.)
Elevation
200-400 m
Producer
regional
Genetic groups
Nacional, admixture
Traditional class
mixed
Bean notes
Variable cotyledon colour; a mix of Nacional and introduced hybrid material grown in Amazon agroforestry plots.
Harvest season
harvest spread across the year with seasonal peaks
Fermentation
Smallholder and cooperative box fermentation, roughly 3-6 days.
Drying
Sun-dried, often under cover given high rainfall.
Flavour
cocoa · fruity · nutty · mild floral
Updated
2026-05-22
Sources
Diagnóstico de la Cadena Productiva del Cacao en el Ecuador, Vicepresidencia de la República, https://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Resumen-Cadena-de-Cacao-rev.pdf
Proamazonia — El futuro del cacao amazónico ecuatoriano, https://www.proamazonia.org/en/sabores-unicos-con-impacto-positivo-el-futuro-del-cacao-amazonico-ecuatoriano/