Pangoa

Located within the department of Junin is the very small district of Pangoa. In this district, they carry out their production through small native plantations. The native communities that farm the Pangoa cacao are Nomatsigenga and Sonomoro. The name derives from the native Ashaninca word "pangotsi', meaning "home". a reference to the people of the region's hospitality.

This area has some of the highest altitude cacao farming, harvested up to 1300 meters above sea level and shares the benefits of broader government investment with the rest of the VRAE region. The tighter locale of this origin, however, provides a more concentrated flavour profile to showcase its terroir.