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Women of Yorkín Forge Sustainable Cacao Legacy | Nigaragua News
In the remote Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica, the Bribri community of Yorkín is rewriting the story of sustainable farming — one cacao pod at a time. After a devastating disease wiped out crops and men left for toxic banana plantations, women stepped up in 1992 to build an eco-resilient economy from scratch. Today, 70% of their needs are met locally — from beans to bananas — using hand-harvested, stone-processed cacao that’s been sacred to Indigenous cultures for centuries. Tourist visits, deep jungle living on stilts, and a fierce commitment to self-sufficiency make Yorkín a quiet…
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