Amazonas Cacao is now an Appellation of Origin

By Francisco Espinosa Reboa -

The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) of Peru, granted on August 31 the Appellation of Origin (AO) Cacao Amazonas Peru to the Central Cooperative of Agricultural Producers of Amazonas, which brings together 1,239 families from the provinces of Bagua and Utcubamba, located in the department of Amazonas, north of Peru.

From now on, every member of the Cooperative may use the AO Cacao Amazonas Peru to differentiate their product, the fermented dry bean variety Theobroma Cacao L., known among the population as "native Cacao".

The geographical area of production, extraction and processing of the product comprises the districts of Imaza, Copallín, La Peca, Aramango, Parco and Bagua, in the province of Bagua; and the districts of Cajaruro, Bagua Grande, Cumba, El Milagro and Lonya Grande, in the province of Utucubamba.

With the recognition of this new AO, Peru reached a total of ten appellations of origin: Pisco, Giant White Corn Cusco, Chulucanas Ceramic, Lima Bean of Ica, Villa Rica Coffee, Loche Lambayeque, Machu Picchu-Huadquiña Coffee, Maca Junín-Pasco, Tacna Olive and Cacao Amazonas Peru.