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MegaPlaza Opens First Café, Chocolate & Bienestar Fair

Organizers say the four-day program aims to boost producers' income through direct sales, practical workshops, cultural performances, public tastings

Overview

  • The fair, which opened Thursday, August 6, runs through Sunday the 9th at MegaPlaza's main entrance with free public entry.
  • More than 40 direct coffee and cacao producers from Cusco, Junín and the Selva Central are selling specialty beans, fine-aroma chocolate and natural products without intermediaries.
  • A daily schedule of hands-on workshops covers filter methods, sensory tastings and extraction techniques while specialists lead talks on Peruvian cacao properties.
  • Live barista demonstrations and signature iced coffees respond to unusually warm local temperatures and aim to show brewing methods that highlight bean quality.
  • An arts agenda of traditional dances, tributes and concerts by named performers closes with a Coffee Party on Sunday, a programming choice meant to link regional culture to market access and raise visibility for rural producers.