Isaac Ramirez
A tour of cocoa plantation and uses
The visit begins, reaching the city of Comalcalco, where one has to take a truck to the entrance of the estate, which is a cost of 10 pesos (if one goes by taxi s they charge 80 pesos). Once we arrived the ranch, we went to CACEP offices where our guide was waiting: First, growing cocoa. We were taken for a nursery where we were told how to do grafting criollo cacao plant, because this is the one that bears fruit and produces good quality throughout the year. After a tour of the plantation, we were told of the characteristics of cocoa: Its resistance to weather, the harvest and how to fight pests organically.
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