Lima, Peru will excite your senses
After leaving Tarapoto, we headed back to Lima, the Peruvian capital, for several days of intense tasting. The Historic Centre of Lima is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was fascinating to explore. How...
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Orquidea Chocolate from Peru: a taste & setting as beautiful as its namesake
During the course of my research for Chocolatour, I’ve had the opportunity to visit many chocolate factories. Huge, high tech ones in Switzerland. Tiny, hands-on ones in Peru. And everything in between. Orquidea Chocolate...
Growing cacao in Peru
We left Lima Airport for Tarapoto, our launch point into the Amazon jungle and the cocoa growers of San Martin Province in the San Martin Region of Peru. I didn’t know what to expect, but...
