A Regenerative Center in Lanquín, Guatemala.
We focus on community development — using agroecology, ecotourism, and education to build a way of living that supports both people and the land.
Cacao At The Heart
Cacao connects everything we do. It’s a living thread that ties together land, people, and culture. Our cacao is grown in biodiverse agroforestry systems by Q’eqchi family farmers, processed with their traditional methods, and shared as sacred food and medicine.
Layers of Regeneration
Regeneration means tending to relationships: with territory, with tradition, and with those who care for both.
Original Wisdom
Culture lives in what we do every day, and honoring original Q’eqchi wisdom is our starting point. Our work recognizes and reclaims ancestral practices of the region — from agricultural calendars to food preparation to ways of gathering.
Ecological Restoration
Led by the wisdom of local land stewards, we reforest mountainsides, build healthy soil, and collect and manage water. We’re building a living sanctuary that demonstrates the value of biodiversity, native species, and ancestral farming practices.
Artisanal Food Production
From that foundation, we create high-integrity foods like ceremonial cacao, golden milk, and more, with organic ingredients sourced from the Red Ratzum Collective. These products carry the story of the place and the people behind them.
Community Empowerment
We strengthen local resilience through the Red Ratzum Collective by offering jobs, workshops, and dignified opportunities, especially for women.
Regenerative Tourism
Finally, we open our doors to you! We help travelers immerse in land and culture and contribute to bioregional regeneration.
Impact for the Next Generation
We measure success by the positive, intergenerational imprint we leave on this land and its people. Our work is rooted in place: shaped by the mountains, the hands that tend them, and the ancestral knowledge that guides us, and it also reaches forward.
We’re Strengthening Local Economies
We’ve built the Red Ratzum Cacao Collective to guarantee fair pricing for family farmers and create dignified work, especially for women, in food production and hospitality. This supports not only livelihoods, but the biocultural integrity of the region.
We’re Creating Models of Regeneration
We co-grow food forests with our Q’eqchi’ neighbors to regenerate mountainsides, restore soil, and protect water. These practices yield not just food, but high-integrity, medicinal products that carry Lanquín’s legacy of true abundance.
We Preserve & Honor Original Wisdom
We uphold original wisdom through the daily work of fire-toasting beans, hand-peeling cacao, and preserving ancestral ways of preparing food and relating to land. It’s our quiet resistance to the cultural erasure of modernity.
We’re Expanding & Sharing What We Learn
Through bioconstruction, agroecology, food forests, and water and energy systems, we develop regenerative models that can grow beyond this place — to support other communities ready to build a better future.
Become a Part Of The Story
Whether you're a traveler, buyer, educator, or just curious — you’re welcome here. Come visit, collaborate, or share our cacao with your community.