According to our census and studies there are 500,000 hectares in the central part of Ecuador which are appropriated for the planting of pepper. Of all this extension only 1000 hectares are cultivated with this product. This area is understood among the meridians 79º15’ y 79º30’. Its boundaries are the cities of Quininde in the north, Quevedo in the south, Sto. Domingo in the east and El Carmen in the west.

Also there are areas in the oriental part of the country which presents the same climatic conditions and soils. Nevertheless, there are not pepper activity so far.

Our purchasing network covers strategic locations of the pepper area. This allows to:

A) Give constantly technical advise to our suppliers for a better post harvest treatment, See "Informativo Especias";
B) Get a grain very well grown;
C) Get larger volumes of pepper (exportabsle offer), and;
D) Get an uniform drying process and as consequence a product (black and white pepper) with unbeatable specifications.

Almost all the pepper that we process and export comes from plantations that use living tutors (no stakes) for the development of their pepper vines. We are always trying to protect biodiversity and encouraging farmers to avoid the exploitation of the forest. We are focused to obtain 100% organic pepper for exportation. See "Informativo Especias"