The cocoa bean is best known for making the sweet chocolate that thousands of people enjoy around the world. In the mountains of Las Mercedes, Ecuador, however, the cocoa is a little different. It has a strong sour taste that separates its from all other cocoa beans.

Ecuadorian sour-tasting cocoa bean a unique cash crop

The cocoa bean is best known for making the sweet chocolate that thousands of people enjoy around the world. In the mountains of Las Mercedes, Ecuador, however, the cocoa is a little different. It has a strong sour taste that separates its from all other cocoa beans.

Instead of trying to lessen the flavor by blending it, farmers are embracing its unique flavor. Come to the mountains of Ecuador with Americas Now to see these unique cash crops.