Pura Vida
Chocolate
Real Food · Real Farm · Real Proof
From our regenerative cacao farm in La Tigra, Costa Rica — heirloom cacao grown with integrity, crafted into fuel and chocolate for those who demand the best.
The World’s First
Regenerative
Cacao Pemmican.
Heirloom cacao, grass-finished beef, cacao butter, and targeted adaptogens — shelf-stable for 12+ months, no refrigeration needed. Three variants built for specific performance demands.
Exclusive Access to
Meat-Containing
Formulations.
All Cacaonivore pemmican products are available exclusively to members of the Cacaonivore PMA — a voluntary private contractual community dedicated to real-food integrity and regenerative stewardship.
Beyond Organic
Chocolate Is Among the
World’s Most
Threatened Crops.
Chocolate (derived from Cacao) is among the world’s most threatened food crops due to climate change and unsustainable farming practices. For the love of chocolate, global Cacao demand continues to soar, and the availability of regeneratively grown, fine Cacao is extremely limited.
Pura Vida Chocolate is committed to the regenerative cultivation and harvest of exquisite heirloom Cacao throughout Costa Rica, protecting important genetics and providing the key ingredient for the best bean-to-bar chocolates.
Also known as “Pura Vida Chocolate,” our original bean-to-bar line is still available below for loyal customers.
Paonia, Colorado
& La Tigra,
Costa Rica.
Pura Vida Chocolate is made entirely in Paonia, Colorado, at the base of the western slope of the Rockies. Here in the North Fork Valley of the Gunnison River we enjoy breathtaking views, world-class stone fruit orchards, a high density of organic farms, and vigorous vineyard and viticulture.
In addition, we cultivate Cacao on our 12.5-acre regenerative tropical farm in Costa Rica — protecting important heirloom genetics and providing the foundation for everything we make.
In year one alone, with immature plants, our farm is estimated to draw down 1.4 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, converting it into stable carbon in soil and plant tissues via photosynthesis. This is the power of regenerative agroforestry — feeding people and reversing climate change at the same time.
Imagine millions of global farmers participating in this Ecological Revolution, feeding hungry people, protecting plant and animal life, and healing our Earth!
Our
Chocolate.
Our Maleku and South Caribe bars are made with only two ingredients: Cacao and Panela (unrefined whole cane sugar). Available in 75% and 85% dark, 35g bars — single-origin, bean-to-bar, tree-to-wrapper.
No shortcuts. No compromises. No extraction.
La Tigra,
Costa Rica.
12.5 Acres.
Our regenerative cacao agroforestry farm is not a supplier — it is the foundation. Every product from both brands traces directly to this living soil.
The Community
Behind the
Mission.
Athletes, hunters, regenerative farmers, military, and uncompromising performers who demand the best from their bodies and from the land that sustains them.
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