This store requires javascript to be enabled for some features to work correctly.

Free shipping on orders over $99 (US)

Cacao Expedition 2022

Cacao Expedition 2022

A Journey to Origins in Ecuador September 2–9, 2022 Back by popular demand, Conexión Chocolate’s Cacao Expedition returns this September! Join Conexión founder Jenny Samaniego on a one-of-a-kind tour of some of Ecuador’s most magical cacao-producing regions. Immerse yourself in the lush landscap...
Fermented cocoa beans at origin

Cacao Expeditions: Unlocking Flavor in the Post-Harvest Process

       March 30, 2022  Dale Erwin Returning back the way we came, we flew through the lush landscape alongside long-legged water birds.  We alighted at the white and green painted buildings of UOPROCAE, one of Conexión Chocolate’s partner cooperatives. Here our farmers collect their harvested cac...
Cacao Expeditions with Unparalleled Flavors

Cacao Expeditions with Unparalleled Flavors

 February 26, 2022  Dale Erwin      Last week, our team visited Esmeraldas. Raul invited us to his finca. He’s the former president of the UOPROCAE cacao Co-operative. His farm is about 4 hectares of jungle, reached by a bumpy road lined with emerald cow pastures and glassy ponds. I sat in the b...