CRIOLLO, FORESTERO,
TRINITARIO OF RED RATZUM
Red Ratzum is grown in the mountainous region of Alta Verapaz, near the famous Semuc Champey waterfalls in Guatemala.
55 families are currently part of this agroecology and soil reclamation project. The cultivated plots average one hectare per family.
Criollo cacao is a type of cacao that the families cultivate on a smaller scale, about 36% of the plots are covered with Criollo, but of the total number of cacao trees that the productive plots have, less than 50% are Criollo.
An alternation of Forastero & Trinitario cacao trees completes the picture well
LANQUIN - ALTO VERAPAZ
Lanquín is a small and peaceful village surrounded by hills.
It is located at the gateway to the famous Semuc Champey Natural Park in central Guatemala.
Lanquin is also home to a beautiful project called Tuq'tuquilal. It is both an eco-center, a community post-harvest space, a place for soil reclamation and agro-ecology, but above all a wonderful human adventure.
This cooperative of more than 55 families shares a common vision focused on permaculture and the transmission
of agricultural, cultural & ancestral knowledge.
An initiative that we support since 2018 by buying beans at a price 2 times higher than the local "farmgate" as well as through the sale of their own ceremonial cacao production.
TUQ'TUQUILAL
Tuq tu'quilal captures and stores the cultural knowledge of local Mayan traditions, which are rapidly eroding, it is a physical place where they can be propagated and reseeded.
Tuq tu'quilal is inspired by Gandhi's concept of the "village technology center"-a model for a localized self-reliance strategy, integrating the traditional and the modern.
It is a demonstration of alternative paths to development rather than a meaningless race for profit.
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