The Activity step-by-Step:
During the tour you will get to know all the stages of the cocoa from the planting, the harvesting, the entire fermentation process, the grinding, until the chocolate bar.
Stages of chocolate that you'll learn:
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- Plantation (you'll meet different types of trees cacacao)
- Pulping and fermentation (you'll be able to differentiate; a grain regulate a grain premium, plus learn the different types of cocoa)
- Drying (the different forms of drying that can be used)
- Roasting the cacao bean.
- Grinding or refined cocoa.
- Chocolate tasting at the different stages combinandolas with different fruits.
During the tour of the plantation of cocoa you can also find fruit trees such as: zapotes, oranges, tangerines, borojó, guanábanas, guava-apple... Fruit native to the region.
Tour itinerary:
- You meet your guide at our office or in the estate as the case may be.
- Our transport will take you to the cocoa farm.
- If you are going on yours we will welcome you.
- Arrival to the farm
- Intruduccion
- Visit to the cocoa plantation.
- Harvesting and tasting the fresh fruit freshly picked from the tree.
- Drying of the fruit of cocoa.
- The process of fermentation, tasting.
- Process of Roasting and tasting.
- Cocoa liquor.
- Types of chocolates and their percentages.
- Culinary activity 100% Antioqueña.
- Explosion of flavors.
- Exfoliation full body in the river.
- Enjoying the nature and bird Watching.
- Completion of the experience, we went back to the starting point