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the Amelonado types, grown to a large extent in 

 Surinam, Grenada, and St. Thome, but the beans are 

 larger and the fruit- wall is thicker. The same variety 

 thus produces the four products : " Arriba," " Balao," 



FIG. 99. Types of fruits of "cacao national," Ecuador. 



" Machala," and " Manabi," and the variations (in taste, 

 aroma, appearance, consistency) are due to the differences 

 in the soil and climate of the countries where they are 

 grown. 



Esmeraldas cocoa is produced by another variety, 



