Cumba
Sun, sand, sea, marimba and especially heat and rhythm of the Afro-Ecuadorian people settled in Esmeraldas province is translated into the Esmeraldas-Cumba, a chocolate produced with 71% of cocoa (Rainforest Alliance) grown in the Ecuadorian Coast close to the Pacific Ocean.
The green province of Ecuador
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Climate varies according to diverse zones, such as tropical, sub humid, humid subtropical humid and very humid subtropical. Average temperature is
23°C. |
| Esmeraldas, also known as the “Green Province of Ecuador” is located to the north of the Ecuadorian Coast. Its area is 15.239 km² and most of its territory is flat. The most important hydrographic systems are the Esmeraldas River and the Santiago River.
The main economic activities in the province are fishing, agricultural production and tourism. |
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General Data:
Surface: 15.573
Population: 430.000 Inhabitans
Cantons: Esmeraldas, Muisne,
Eloy Alfaro, Quinindé, Río
Verde. |
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Natural Resources:
Esmeraldas plays an important role in the national development for the provision of natural resources, specially forest, hydric and ichthyologic resources. The main activity is farming; bananas, African palm, maize, green bean, yucca, tobacco, achiote, citric, vegetables, melons, banana, sugar cane, coconut tree, abaca and rice. The existence of coast ichthyologic resources and inland waters, such as shrimps pools and white fishing, leads to the establishment of the fish industry, that includes frozen processing plants, fish flour, etc.
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