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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 8 – Soconusco belt, Guatemala
So, what would you want for you birthday? I quite like the idea of standing in a cacao farm in Soconusco, the most renowned of Aztec growing areas, where the emperor Motecuhzoma had his own personal...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 9 – Panajachel, Guatemala
Last night stayed up too late talking on the hotel balcony, and I just couldn’t face the trip across the lake the others were planning. So I managed to chill out, watch the volcanos not being active...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 10 – Caracas, Venezuela
Today, on to Venezuela, which might not have the long history of ancient cacao use that Guatemala has, but in terms of quality, remains the king of cacao. After a mere two hours sleep, a pleasant...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 11 – Choroni, Venezuela
Andrés and I took a bus out of Caracas to Maracay, where we’d arranged a taxi to take us on to Choroni, The route took us over the heights outside Caracas, a sudden, winding climb into the hills, with...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 12 – Chuao, Venezuela
Chuao. It was only half a plan to get there, but from Puerto Colombia in Choroni it’s a 20 minute boat ride. We had the choice between another plantation in Choroni or taking the boat, in the end Chuao...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 13 – Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
Today we head east to the Paria Peninsula to visit the Hacienda San José plantation, the source of beans for some of Domori’s finest chocolate, and also for many other chocolate makers. Our flight to...
View ArticleLatin American tour August 2008 – Day 15 – Venezuela frustrations
Our last full day in Venezuela was full of flight frustrations and banking problems. We’d underestimated how many bolívars we’d need for some of our taxis, and once again I had to go through the...
View ArticleLatin American tour August 2008 – Day 16 – Venezuela reflections
By this morning we were more than ready to leave Venezuela. This leg of the trip had been very rewarding, for me at least, but also frustrating. Next time I’ll know more what to expect. I guess once...
View ArticleLatin American tour August 2008 – Day 17 – Panama
A chance to relax and get a lie-in in Panama City before catching our afternoon flight to Bocas del Toro, the cacao production and heavy tourist region in the north west of the country. Our connection...
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Latin American tour August 2008 – Day 18 – Panama, Orlando Lozada’s farm
We spent the morning looking around the mainland town of Almirante, after taking a boat from Hotel Angela. Later after an hour on a bus we were given a lift through what seemed like miles of banana...
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