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Photos by D.Marquis When I visit The Dominican Republic I enjoy many things this beautiful Country has to offer- but there a a few things that I always make sure I return with: Dominican Coffee, Coconut Oil,and some Dominican Chocolate. All cacao in Dominican Republic is shade-grown, under the leaves of citrus, banana and avocado trees. Almost 10% of the forested area in the country is planted with cacao trees. 60% of the national production comes from the Northeastern region, especially around San Francisco de Macoris. -Cacaoteca.com BAVARO BEACH PUNTA CANA #1 ON CANVAS 20 "x 16" by itsallarts I'd never known that this intriguing plant / seed goes through quite a process to become some of the things we enjoy like chocolate. When you visit The DR, I highly recommend doing a Dune Buggy excursion to gain easy access to the Cocao Farms as most of these tours make stops at here so that visitors can purchase items made from Cocao (make sure you negotiate the fi...