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Comayagua · San Jerónimo

The Mountain Keeps Its Own Time

Finca La Cumbre · Efraín López

Three generations above San Jerónimo, on red volcanic clay. Criollo and Indio Rojo landrace, fermented in wooden boxes under banana leaves.

Cacao
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