Visiting an Organic Farm in Bocas del Toro, Panama

In January, I took a trip to Bocas del Toro, Panama. This is a group of islands on the Caribbean side of Panama, close to Costa Rica. While I was there, I took a tour of an eco-friendly organic farm!

Location: 
Bocas del Toro, Panama

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This small green bud will grow and grow; can you guess what it will become?
This is a cacao fruit (pronounced: ka-cow); the tiny seeds inside are used to make chocolate
The inside of the cacao fruit; the white substance on the outside of the seeds is very, very sweet and yummy
Cacao seeds are dried, roasted and used to make chocolate products
Stages of the chocolate making process from right to left: cacao fruit, dry seeds, roasted seeds, cacao nibs (crushed seeds), ball of cacao/chocolate powder, cacao/chocolate powder (to make chocolate products!)
How is cacao made?
This brownie and hot chocolate were made from chocolate grown on the farm
These large leaves belong to a banana tree

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