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CHAP. IX 



Cocoa is also cultivated in the provinces Bolivar, 

 Magdalena, near Santander, and in the Tolima district. 



In this last-mentioned district the rainfall is small 

 and irrigation is applied. The produce obtained here 

 is of the finest quality. It is wholly consumed in the 

 country itself. 



The export is insignificant. Exact figures are not 

 available, but it may be estimated that no more than 

 300,000 to 400,000 kilograms are exported yearly, 

 mostly to France. 



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XIX. PERU AND BoLiviA 1 



Cocoa is cultivated in Peru and in Bolivia, but to 

 a very small extent. Exports of any importance are not 

 recorded. 



In Peru cocoa is cultivated principally in the zone, 

 called " La Montana," situated between the chain of 

 the Andes and Bolivia. The " cacao de Cuzco," obtained 

 in this district in the valleys of the Urubamba and the 

 Paucartambo, is said to be of high quality. This cocoa, 

 however, does never come to Europe, the means of 

 communication with the coast being too difficult. 



Sometimes a small amount is exported of the pro- 

 duct, obtained near the coast in the north-western part, 

 near Piura and Lambayeque. 



In Bolivia the cocoa plant is found in the forests 

 and is used by the natives. 



1 Jumelle, Le Cacaoyer, p. 154. 



