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The La Iguana Chocolate Story
Read more: The La Iguana Chocolate StoryHaving recently taken part in the Women of Cacao summit last month and meeting many inspiring women and families working with cacao in the Americas, I am reminded of a wonderful time I spent in Costa Rica back in 2018 meeting the remarkable Vicki and her (now husband) Jorge. Faced with their fair share of…
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“If Someone Can Do It, We Can Do It” — Cata Chocolate, Costa Rica
Read more: “If Someone Can Do It, We Can Do It” — Cata Chocolate, Costa RicaLeaving the unrest of Nicaragua behind us our next stop was Costa Rica, and I was beyond excited for more chocolate stops. First up was family owned and run Cata Chocolate in Playas del Coco on the Pacific coast, where the main road runs down to the water and the shop sits just upstairs. It…
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Take me (back) to Nica, for pinolillo, lapchickens, and a volcano in a lake!
Read more: Take me (back) to Nica, for pinolillo, lapchickens, and a volcano in a lake!It’s March 2018 and we’re leaving the deceptively challenging surf breaks of El Salvador and the flamboyant, overly inquisitive macaws of Honduras behind us, and continued on our merry way south. For the next couple of weeks we would base ourselves in Nicaragua; a country that had stolen my heart back in 2016, when I…
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York Cocoa Works – Sophie’s Quest to Revive York’s Chocolate Industry
Read more: York Cocoa Works – Sophie’s Quest to Revive York’s Chocolate IndustryYork, a city in the north of England is a bucket list stop for many people, but has a special place in my heart due to my strong family connection here. Every time I come home I would make the trip to York to visit two people: my nan, and Sophie Jewett. Not necessarily in…
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