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\u201cThe Chocolate Route\u201d Promoted in El Seibo <\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>our operators in the Eastern zone of the country paid a visit to the Chocolate Route in Los Botados, El Seibo, with the idea of putting it on the eco-tourism map for national and international visitors as well as to promote development incentives for the province and the area\u00b4s families who are behind the project. <\/P> As a result of this agreement and initiative of First Lady Margarita Cede\u00f1o de Fern\u00e1ndez, the Foundation for Responsible Tourism is seeking its main objective of sensitizing society and raising awareness among businesses and tourists about the importance of developing responsible and sustainable tourism.<\/P> The suggestion to create the tourism route is part of the follow-up activities contained in the letter of intent signed by the First Lady and the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES) at the Date 2009 meeting. <\/P> \u201cThe Chocolate Route\u201d Promoted in El Seibo El Seibo, 08\/12\/2010 Tour operators in the Eastern zone of the country paid a visit to the Chocolate Route in Los Botados, El Seibo, with the idea of putting it on the eco-tourism map for national and international visitors as well as to promote development incentives for the … Continue reading “\u201cThe Chocolate Route\u201d Promoted in El Seibo”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
El Seibo, 08\/12\/2010<\/SPAN><\/P>
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As a result of this agreement and initiative of First Lady Margarita Cede\u00f1o de Fern\u00e1ndez, the Foundation for Responsible Tourism is seeking its main objective of sensitizing society and raising awareness among businesses and tourists about the importance of developing responsible and sustainable tourism.
The Chocolate Route consists of a visit to the region\u00b4s organic cacao growers where visitors will receive an explanation of what is involved in the chocolate producing process beginning with cultivation of the cacao trees, their growth, how they are harvested, fermented then dried as well as the steps involved in making marmalade, wines and other derivative products.
At the last stop of the tour, visitors will be served lunch in a typical Dominican canteen where, in this case, there is a small store where area families involved in the El Seibo is Progressing program will display their handmade hammocks, a decorated balcony, a typical kitchen (a display model), ecological caba\u00f1as for lodging, among other crafts and items representative of the area.
\u201cThis project is the result of the hard work we\u00b4ve been doing with the First Lady in an effort to promote responsible tourism. It is of interest to the First Lady that tourists don\u00b4t just come and stay at the hotels but rather understand what we produce and what we share with the people. The installations are adequate and I think this is the beginning of a great project that will benefit all of us because tourism is the responsibility of everyone,\u201d said Haydee Kuret de Rainieri, president de ASONAHORES.
The Office of the First Lady oversees and fosters logistical support through the Progressing program while promoting and publicizing the work being done by the Cacao Producers Block for the benefit of the families involved and the entire community.
\u201cThis is a big initiative and we are sure that it will be a great success. I closely assessed the area in terms of hygiene, installations, food\u2026everything. It will be a success,\u201d assured Frank Rainieri, president of the Punta Cana Group.
\u201cThis is a marvelous destination. Everything is in place. We already know that every tour operator represented here will include this place as part of what they offer because it fulfills all of the standards and it is wonderful,\u201d said Carlos Medrano, president of Luna Tours.
Pilar Hern\u00e1ndez S\u00e1nchez, president of the Cacao Producers Block, welcomed the tour operators who represent 12 agencies that have shown interest in promoting tourism in the Chocolate Route.
Luna Tours, Grupo Punta Cana, Amstar Dominicana, Caribbean Club, Connect Travel Services, Fortuna Tours, Green Services, Nexus Tours, Prieto Tours, Turissimo Caribe, Barcel\u00f3 Vacations and VIP Travel Services all attended the guided tour of the area. Lagoon Rusia and B\u00e1varo News, B\u00e1varo-based media organizations specializing in tourism, were also on hand at the event. <\/P>
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Frank and Haidee Rainieri. <\/P>
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Visitors entering the cacao farm. <\/P>
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Visitors listen to explanation on cacao production. <\/P>
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Tasting of water chocolate. <\/P>
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Cacao in different stages. <\/P>
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Hammocks area. <\/P>
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Fermentation and drying up of cacao.<\/P>
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