Thank you for growing a tree!
Together We regEnerate what we consume in cusco, Peru
Soccer fields of mountain rainforest are preserved
seedlings have been grown in local nurseries
farmer families received organic certification
Tree nurseries are up and running
HERE GROWS YOUR TREE!
| Area: | Sacred Urubamba Valley |
| The forest: | Chuyapi Urusayhua reserve the size of 112.280 soccer fields of mountain rainforest |
| Rare wildlife: | Andean condor, alpaca, Andean cock-of-the-rock, tamarins and titis monkeys, fruit bats, dung beetles |
| Original bean: | Rarest of Rare Chuncho cacao |
| Your growers: | 93 farmer families |
TIMELINE
Updated: January 2026
Winter 2025
20.000 seedlings of highly endangered Chuncho cacao are grown in the cooperative owned nursery in Echarat.
Autumn 2025
Hundreds of seedlings of native tree seedlings are distributed and planted in the indigenous community of Koribeni to reforest their forests and protect water shades
Summer 2025
Training in the production and application of organic fertilizers to improve productivity and sustainability of old Chuncho Cacao Forests.
Spring 2025
Start of a new cooperative owned nursery for 20.000 caca seedlings and 5.000 native timer trees seedlings.
Winter 2024
Cacao Mass gets distributed to all farmer families so they are able to enjoy at least a small part of their hard work of preserving one of best cacaos in the world
Spring 2024
Intense capacity building in post-harvest and quality control by Original Beans Team member Risuara for the team of the Cooperative Alto Urubamba-harvest protocol for Chuncho cacao.
Summer 2023
Bean Team member Rosaura is participating in capacity training with our long-term partners, Alto Urubamba and CAMSA, to concentrate on quality assessment and flavour evaluation, bolstering our post-harvest protocol for Chuncho cacao.
Spring 2023
One of two clonal gardens, identified by the local team, has begun producing in just three years. This secures the genetics of the ancestral Chuncho trees, yielding the most flavourful cacao trees that can be supplied to local growers, ensuring the purity of the unique native Chuncho cacao.
Spring 2023
Original Beans’ bean team, consisting of Rosaura and Jan, is visiting Cooperative Alto Urubamba to review their long-term partnership and align activities for the next 2 years. They are also meeting local farmers to ensure they receive premium prices and gain a better understanding of their actual living income and expenses.
Winter 2022
The 40,650 seedlings are distributed to 100+ families to establish new cacao agroforestry systems.
Autumn 2022
The timber trees delivered to local growers about 7 years ago have grown beautifully, standing tall and mighty.
Summer 2022
Alto Urubamba raises and manages 40,650 seedlings of edible tree species, including cacao, coffee, timber, and various fruit tree species, in local nurseries.
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One4One Trees Programme
What was once the sacred centre of the Inca Empire, today is a centre of international tourism. This has caused new challenges for nature and people, but also new opportunities.
During a high-altitude journey in the Andes we discovered two rarest or rare creatures and promised to protect them: the mighty Chuncho and the mighty Condor. Your enjoyment of best-selling Cusco 100% is helping both to regenerate in the wild land of the Incas.
PARTNERs in Cusco
Cusco 100%
Tastes of dried flowers and grass mark the absolute altitude of this rarest of rare Chuncho cacao, a singular offering from the lands of the mighty condor.
