Which South American countries grow cocoa?
Varieties – The cultivated varieties of cocoa are contained in three complex genetic: Criollo, Outsider and Trinitarian. Types of Cacau Criollo: Mexican selection – RIM Selection of Guatemala – SGU Selection of Venezuela – Chuao, Choroni, Ocumare. Types of Strange Cocoa: Brazil (Pará, Parazinho, Common, Maranhão High Amazonian) Mutations of the Variedade Comom: Catongo and Almeida. Types of Trinitarian Cocoa: Imperial College Selection – ICS – Trindad Selection United Fruit – UF – Costa Rica. In the varieties “Criollo”, the fruits are big, they usually present the peel dies and wrinkled, coloration green-darkness when immature, passing for yellow or orange when they ripen. They possess big seeds, of white color the violet-pale, with a lot of pulp giving a product of superior quality known commercially as “cocoa-fine”. The plants and the fruits are less resistant to the attacks of curses and infections of the diseases. These varieties are cultivated at América Headquarters’ countries. I
