THE ECUADORIAN COCOA ROUTE: A DESTINATION FOR ALL THE SENSES

Posted 2021-04-30 EcuadorConsulateShanghai

THE ECUADORIAN COCOA ROUTE:

A DESTINATION FOR ALL THE SENSES

厄瓜多尔可可路线：必不可少的旅游目的地

The Ecuadorian Cocoa Route is included in the list of "20 destinations to visit", recommended by the National Geographic Traveler magazine. Is an intense and revealing trip, that leaves the typical outline of a tourist route.

厄瓜多尔可可旅游路线出现在了“国家地理旅行者”杂志中“20个佳旅游目的地”的名单上。这是一段有激情且富有启发性的旅行，是一个经典的旅游路线。

The Cocoa Route invites you to live experiences as diverse as: visiting and staying in old haciendas full of rural charm, knowing the methods of traditional farming and harvesting, horseback riding, local traditions, the flora and fauna as well as tasting typical dishes of each region, and also innovative dishes based of course on cocoa and chocolate. In addition, there is the opportunity to take a boat ride, enjoy and photograph the wonderful landscape of the Andean region, the Ecuadorian Coast and the Amazon, and participate in the process of making handmade chocolate with tasting it later, experiencing that the fame of this product is well deserved.

可可路线邀请您体验以下活动：参观并入住充满乡村魅力的古老庄园、了解传统农业的耕作和收获、骑马、见证传统、了解当地动植物、品尝当地菜肴，以及其他以可可或巧克力为原材料的创新菜肴。此外，还可以乘船去享受、拍摄安第斯地区、海边和亚马逊地区的美景。参与手工制作巧克力的过程并品尝，体验这世界上独一无二的巧克力。

The tour, through golden plantations, perfumed by this tropical fruit, is an invitation to know closely the secrets of the production process of one of the greatest agricultural treasures of Ecuador, recognized for its high quality and for being the raw material of the best chocolates in the world.

之后，可以来到我们充满浓郁果香的金色果子种植园（可可种植园），了解厄瓜多尔最大农业宝藏、世界上高品质巧克力原料的生长环境、生产过程。

As part of this adventure, you can take a day trip to the city of Quito and get to know the Ecuadorian factory of the chocolate with the most prizes worldwide, PACARI, as well as tasting innovative Ecuadorian gastronomy that mixes tradition and culinary technique, generating an explosion of sensations and textures.

当然，您也可以进行基多一日游，参观全球获奖最多的PACARI巧克力工厂，品尝各种由可可或巧克力制作的、将传统和现代烹饪技术相结合的创新美食。

You will also visit the Papallacta hot springs, whose main attraction are the natural pools of thermal water, surrounded by mysterious fog and a landscape of mountains worthy of a postcard.

离开基多您可以前往Papallacta温泉，Papallacta是天然温泉，温泉周围被安第斯山脉和神秘的雾气围绕，美似人间仙境。

In the cocoa producing regions (Costa and Amazonia), the proposal is enriched by the observation of local production techniques, as well as modern forms of cultivation.  The experience is especially interesting, since the traveler is able to interact with the cocoa producers.

在海边和亚马逊地区的可可主产地，您可以认真观察可可园，了解传统和现代相结合的种植方式。这种体验特别有趣，因为旅行者能够和可可种植者互动。

The options of stay in the Route are diverse: from tours that include lodging a luxury spa in Papallacta (where you can even enjoy a chocolate massage), to stays in exotic Amazonian lodges and visits to the indigenous communities. Contact SURTREK and design together your perfect tour of the Cacao Route in Ecuador.

在旅途中您还可以选择其他的线路，例如：在Papallacta（您甚至可以享受巧克力按摩）的豪华水疗中心多停留几日、去充满异国情调的亚马逊旅馆居住、参观当地人社区等。 更多选择，请联系SURTREK旅行社，共同设计您在厄瓜多尔完美的可可之旅。

The Cocoa Route is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting and delicious ways to get to know Ecuador.

毫无疑问，可可旅游路线是了解厄瓜多尔最有趣、最美味的方式之一。

Resource /文章摘自:

https://www.metropolitan-touring.com/ecuador/amazon/journey-source-chocolate-amazon-tour

Adaptation /编辑:  Consulado General del Ecuador en Shanghai /厄瓜多尔驻上海总领事馆