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Peru

Native and conventional cacao from the Amazon basin and Cusco, sourced with Ayni.

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Photography courtesy of Ayni · used with permission.
About the origin

Sourcing context — Peru

Peru is one of the most botanically diverse cacao origins in the world — home to native genetics including Chuncho, Awajun, and Ashaninka Matsigenka cacao alongside conventional plantings.

Ayni works with community associations across Amazonas, San Martín, Cusco and Junín — offering raw beans, nibs, and tempered / packed cacao paste.

Origin at a glance

What to know about Peru

Altitude
1,200 – 1,900 MASL
Harvest window
April – September (coffee) · April – August (cacao)
Regions
Villa Rica (Pasco) · Pichanaqui (Junín) · Amazon basin (native cacao) · Cusco
Varieties
Typica · Bourbon · Caturra · Catimor · Chuncho cacao · Awajun cacao
Processes
Washed · Honey · Natural · Anaerobic natural
Cup profile
Coffee: milk chocolate, red apple, brown sugar, soft citrus. Cacao: dried fruit, nuts, mild acidity.
From origin · Peru

From the ground

Villa Rica · highland canopy
Cherries on the branch
Shade-grown lots
Oxapampa · wetlands
Oxapampa · biodiversity
Current lots

Selected lots from Peru