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Aug 05, 2026 cacao belt

The Cacao Belt: Why Chocolate Only Grows in One Narrow Band Around the Earth

Every bar of chocolate you have ever tasted was born inside a strip of land no wider than 40 degrees

By Valeria Ledezma

Maleku Chocolate is the luxury single-origin line by Blue Valley Chocolate, crafted in Costa Rica. Premium, ethically-produced organic chocolate, crafted from tree to bar on the ancestral land of the Maleku native tribe in Costa Rica.

where does cacao grow

The Cacao Belt: Why Chocolate Only Grows in One Narrow Band Around the Earth

By Valeria Ledezma

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