Miles Buesst January 18, 2019 Cuisine, Flora & Fauna, Natural Destinations, Amazon River, Cities Cacao in Northern Peru ... and where to see it ... and eat it. Miles Buesst January 18, 2019 Cuisine, Flora & Fauna, Natural Destinations, Amazon River, Cities Cacao, the raw ingredient of chocolate, increasingly important cash crop in Peru. Details of cacao plant, its history & use. Description of chocolate-making process. Where to see the plant & the process in Tarapoto.