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Today I will talk about the origin of Cocoa and I will give my point of view about this theory, I hope my post will be helpful for your lives. lives
There are many theories, some say that its origin was the Amazon Basin, others that in Central America and others that its beginning was the Maracaibo Lake Basin here in Venezuela.
Se sabe que a la llegada del los conquistadores, se encontraron que nuestros aborígenes preparaban una bebida a base de cacao y pimienta y solo lo deleitaban las familias más importantes. Desde ese momento lo llevaron a Europa donde le agregaron azúcar y leche dando origen a la bebida universal conocida como Chocolate.
El Cacao necesita de condiciones edafoclimaticas para su desarrollo y producción, se encuentra en estado natural en los pisos inferiores en las selvas húmedas de América tropical, entre 18 grados latitud norte y 15 grados latitud sur, a una altitud inferior a los 1.400msnm. Se clasifica en tres grandes grupos:
a) Criollo.
b) Forastero.
c) Trinitario o Deltano.
It is known that when the conquistadors arrived, they found that our natives prepared a drink based on cocoa and pepper and only the most important families enjoyed it. From that moment they took it to Europe where they added sugar and milk giving origin to the universal drink known as Chocolate.
Cocoa needs edaphoclimatic conditions for its development and production, it is found in its natural state in the lower floors in the humid jungles of tropical America, between 18 degrees north latitude and 15 degrees south latitude, at an altitude below 1,400 meters above sea level. It is classified into three main groups:
a) Criollo.
b) Forastero.
c) Trinitario or Deltano.
Venezuela cuenta con una amplia gama Genética, Los Cacao Criollo se ubican en el Occidente del país.
Los Trinitarios y Forasteros se encuentran distribuídos en el Centro y Oriente del país.
El estado Sucre cuenta con materiales de alta calidad, representados por Híbridos naturales y criollos autóctonos.
Las exigencias hidricas mínimas están en 1.200mm/año.
Temperatura media óptima anual de 25grados centígrados.
Las exigencias Edaficas, prefieren suelos Francos. Ph ideal se ubica entre 6 y 7, siendo 6.5 el óptimo.
Venezuela has a wide genetic range, Cacao Criollo is located in the west of the country.
The Trinitarios and Forasteros are distributed in the Center and East of the country.
The state of Sucre has high quality materials, represented by natural hybrids and native criollos.
The minimum water requirements are 1,200 mm/year.
Optimal annual average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
Soil requirements prefer loamy soils. Ideal Ph is between 6 and 7, being 6.5 the optimum.
Su fruto llamado comúnmente mazorca, es una drupa, tiene una gran variedad de formas y tamaños, desde alargados hasta redondeados. Contienen de 25 a 30 semillas. Alcanza su madurez desde su fecundación entre 5 a 7 meses. Siendo así el Cacao venezolano uno de los más apetecido al paladar mundial.
Its fruit, commonly called cob, is a drupe, has a great variety of shapes and sizes, from elongated to rounded. They contain 25 to 30 seeds. It reaches maturity from its fertilization between 5 to 7 months. Thus, Venezuelan cocoa is one of the most desired by the world's palate.
Variedades existentes en el centro del país:
Varieties existing in the center of the country:
Variabilidad del cacao en la Península de Paria, Estado Sucre:
Cocoa variability in the Paria Peninsula, Sucre State:
Me gusta mucho abarcar estos temas ya que pienso que cosas tan importantes como el cacao, el cual es un fruto que forma parte de la gran producción de nuestro país, es necesario que todos lo sepamos y aprendamos a apreciar todo lo que nuestro país nos brinda!!
Un fruto tan hermoso del cuál disfrutamos ricos chocolates, y no sólo nosotros sino a nivel mundial ya que contamos con el mejor cacao, cacao Venezolano 🤗
I really like to cover these topics because I think that things as important as cocoa, which is a fruit that is part of the great production of our country, it is necessary that we all know and learn to appreciate everything that our country gives us!!!
Such a beautiful fruit of which we enjoy rich chocolates, and not only us but worldwide since we have the best cocoa, Venezuelan cocoa 🤗.
Les deseo una feliz noche a todos, espero que podamos seguir aprendiendo el uno del otro.
I wish you all a happy evening, I hope we can continue to learn from each other.
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