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Cold Cherimoya Soup

The story of Bocavaldivia in coastal Ecuador and attempting the impossible.

Nicholas Gill
Jan 22, 2024
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Bocavaldivia’s cold cherimoya soup with ovo ciruelo and huayaipe with achiote and granada seeds. Photo: Nicholas Gill.

On the coast of Ecuador, south of Manta near Puerto Cayo, the chef Rodrigo Pacheco has quietly been creating the world’s largest edible forest called Bocavaldivia. The property runs from a wide, pristine Pacific beachfront teaming with s…

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