The cocoa beans for this dark chocolate are grown near the village of Ocumare de la Costa, close to the northern coast of Venezuela. Confusingly, Morin has named the bar Occumare (double c) whereas the village is named, at least in English, Ocumare. Anyway, to add to the confusion, the first cocoa farmer who decided to establish a cooperative in Ocumare seems to have developed his own cocoa bean variety there – also called Ocumare – which is a cross between Criollo and Trinitario cocoa beans.

The cocoa is grown on plantations surrounding the village of Ocumare. Fermentation takes place in wooden boxes covered with banana leaves.