Cocoa Route by Marco Armas https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject Academic trip in the city of Manabí, Ecuador en-us 2019-03-02 00:50:39 UTC 2026-01-16 22:24:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Cornershop.png Geography marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337070646 The province of Manabí limits to the north with the province of Esmeraldas, to the south with the provinces of Santa Elena and Guayas, to the east with the provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsàchilas, and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.]]> 2019-03-02 00:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337070646 Weather marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071032 The climate ranges from dry subtropical to humid tropical. The winter season starts at the beginning of December and ends in May so it is warm due to the influence of the current of the Child.]]> 2019-03-02 00:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071032 Flora marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071400 It has exuberant vegetation such as: Epiphytes and climbers, guarumos, balsa, red apple, mamey, guava, coconut and aguacatillo, among others. 

]]> 2019-03-02 01:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071400 Fauna marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071433 There is a variety of fauna such as: tigrillo, anteater, armadillo, howler monkey, guanta, squirrel, snake kills horse, among others.

]]> 2019-03-02 01:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071433 Cantons marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071944 -     Portoviejo
-     Chone
-     Manta
-     Jipijapa
-     Junín
-     Calceta

]]> 2019-03-02 01:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337071944 VISITED PLACE marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072037 Visited place in the province of Manabí 

]]> 2019-03-02 01:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072037 Friday 15th February marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072296 -      Concentration and departure of Guayaquil: Mobil de la garzota 
-      Straw Toquilla: Manaba Breakfast 
-      Treasury of Don Alfonso Mieles 
-      The Don Toto hut: Lunch 
-      Cocoa storage center "Fortaleza del Valle": cocoa processes and purchase 
-      Tecao Gourmet: preparation of products based on cocoa liquor, truffles and cocoa paste 
-      Hotel Don Vicho: Lodging and recreational places: swimming pool 
-     Meal market: Dinner at Calceta
]]> 2019-03-02 01:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072296 Saturday 16th February marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072345 -        Hotel Don Vicho: Breakfast
-        Arboleros Farm: activities on the farm
-        Doña Flor Restaurant: Lunch
-        Tour through the cacao zone of Tablada de Sánchez in rural trucks
-        Hostal Las Velas: Lodging
-        Manta Pacific Mall: Dinner
]]> 2019-03-02 01:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072345 Sunday 17th February marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072373 -        Hotel "Las Velas": Breakfast.
-        Visit the Yacht Club: trip on a yacht on the beach of Manta
-        Manta Pacific Mall: Lunch.
-        Return to Guayaquil

]]> 2019-03-02 01:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337072373 Concentration and departure of Guayaquil: Mobil de la garzota marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073326 2019-03-02 01:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073326 Straw Toquilla: Manaba Breakfast marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073353 2019-03-02 01:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073353 Treasury of Don Alfonso Mieles marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073385 2019-03-02 01:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073385 The Don Toto hut: Lunch marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073465 2019-03-02 01:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073465 Cocoa storage center "Fortaleza del Valle": cocoa processes and purchase marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073617 2019-03-02 01:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073617 Tecao Gourmet: preparation of products based on cocoa liquor, truffles and cocoa paste marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073663 2019-03-02 01:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073663 Hotel Don Vicho: Lodging and recreational places: swimming pool marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073716 2019-03-02 01:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073716 Meal market: Dinner at Calceta marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073806 2019-03-02 01:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337073806 Hotel Don Vicho: Breakfast marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074585 2019-03-02 01:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074585 Arboleros Farm: activities on the farm marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074602 2019-03-02 01:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074602 Doña Flor Restaurant: Lunch marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074627 2019-03-02 01:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074627 Tour through the cacao zone of Tablada de Sánchez in rural trucks marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074637 2019-03-02 01:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074637 Hostal Las Velas: Lodging marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074647 2019-03-02 01:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074647 Manta Pacific Mall: Dinner marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074679 2019-03-02 01:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337074679 Hotel “Las Velas”: Breakfast. marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075889 2019-03-02 02:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075889 Visit the Yacht Club: trip on a yacht on the beach of Manta. marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075913 2019-03-02 02:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075913 Manta Pacific Mall: Lunch. marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075939 2019-03-02 02:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075939 Return to Guayaquil marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075944 2019-03-02 02:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337075944 Production of cocoa marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077747 Flow diagram of the cocoa to chocolate transformation process

]]> 2019-03-02 02:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077747 Harvest marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077852 The harvest takes three to four days, depends on the number of people who work.]]> 2019-03-02 02:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077852 Fermentation marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077882 The cocoa beans are fermented in wooden boxes covered with banana leaves with small holes to drain the mucilage and prevent putrefaction, lasts 7 days. ]]> 2019-03-02 02:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077882 Drying marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077901 Once the fermentation process is finished, the cocoa beans are placed on wooden tables, to be dried in the sun, this process takes approximately 4 to 7 days.]]> 2019-03-02 02:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077901 Toasted marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077934 Once the drying process is finished, the grains are removed from the table and placed in a rotating industrial machine to be able to roast the cocoa evenly, this lasts 1 hour.]]> 2019-03-02 02:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077934 Grinding marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077986 To grind, the cocoa beans are removed from the industrial machine and left to stand for 24 hours, then they are taken to the large grinding machines to crush them. ]]> 2019-03-02 02:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337077986 Conching marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337078129 For this process, the cocoa is placed in conching machines, which allows the cocoa to pass from the solid state to the liquid.]]> 2019-03-02 02:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337078129 TOP 3 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079499 The three most interesting places visited during the trip ]]> 2019-03-02 02:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079499 Arboleros Farm marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079639 The arboleros farm is located in Manabí-Ecuador, it is also known as the regeneration field institute. The farm has plantain, yucca, coffee, cocoa, turmeric, papaya, mandarin orange and orange crops.

]]> 2019-03-02 02:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079639 Tecao Gourmet marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079670 In Chone-Manabí, this micro-company was constituted in 2012, due to the cocoa and coffee area, with history; they wanted to continue conserving the traditional eggnog and cocoa truffles.

]]> 2019-03-02 02:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079670 Cocoa storage center "Fortaleza del Valle" marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079703 “Fortaleza del Valle” is an organization that was established in 2006, promotes economic and social development opportunities for its members, improving their quality of life and that of their families.

]]> 2019-03-02 02:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079703 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079974 2019-03-02 02:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079974 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079995 2019-03-02 02:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337079995 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080006 2019-03-02 02:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080006 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080030 2019-03-02 02:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080030 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080053 2019-03-02 02:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080053 marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080061 2019-03-02 02:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337080061 CONCLUSIONS marcoarmas70 https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337082074 According to the places visited of the cocoa route, we learned about the gastronomic uses of chocolate, its applications, and the contribution that influences the different cultural aspects.

The integrating trip was a lot of learning; we learned about all the processes that intervene in the transformation of cocoa and then the production of chocolate.

We knew the movement of the national cocoa and the importance of its production, not only we enjoyed the learning, also of the landscape and the gastronomy of Manabí.

For us it was a unique experience to go out with friends of the university and to know of places that we did not know existed, it is something incredible.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBN_3oue0rs

Arboleros Farm

https://www.facebook.com/losarbolerosfarm/

https://www.regenerationfieldinstitute.com/rfi-live-feed

Tecao Gourmet

https://www.facebook.com/Tecaogourmet.ec/

Fortaleza del Valle

https://www.facebook.com/corp.fortalezadelvalle/

https://fortalezadelvalle.org/

]]> 2019-03-02 03:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337083798 Members https://padlet.com/marcoarmas70/finalproject/wish/337084281 -        Allison Mendoza
-        Marco Armas
-        Andrea Torres
-        José Villao

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