The cocoa comes from the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range attached to the Andes Mountains in Colombia, where the indigenous community of Arhuaco has managed to protect biodiversity by conserving the local fauna and flora through ancestral practices. The cocoa is essentially produced in the undergrowth, in a context of almost wild culture in complex agroforestry (forest slightly modified to shelter cocoa). Originating from the Tairona culture (contemporaries of the Maya), the Arhuacos are one of the last three indigenous tribes in the Sierra Nevada. Their culture considers this region to be the "center of the world" and thus strives to protect their land and traditions. Cattle breeders, they are also fine cocoa farmers.