BOCAS BEAN brings to you raw cacao, highest grade organic, fair trade certified, harvested and dried with traditional methods by indigenous and local Panamanian workers from local farms of Bocas del Toro, Panama. Cacao trees grow best in the shade of larger trees, in the constant warm temperatures and high humidity inside the latitudes of 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south of the equator. Bocas Beans are 9 degrees north. A mature cacao tree produces about 50 fruit pods, harvested twice a year, each containing 20 - 50 beans surrounded by an edible sweet pulp. The beans and pulp are removed. The pulp naturally heats up and ferments as enzymes free amino acids creating a stronger chocolate flavor. The beans are then collected and sun dried. Get healthier today.