http://www.eborojo.com

learned a lot about the culture, their customs, and the

use of different plants and fruits the Darien Jungle has

to offer.

To help their communities, we are offering the

indigenous people employment in our manufacturing

facility.  The wild harvested borojo fruits which we are

using in our manufacturing facility are purchased, at a

fair price, directly from them, or from one of their

representatives. 

Once harvested in the jungle, on the banks of the numerous rivers running through the Darien

Gap, the fruits are brought to different collection centres.  From here, they are loaded in canoes,

and then transported to the Pacific Ocean, where they are loaded on a boat heading to Panama

City.  Once in Panama port, they are delivered to the TropicsHealth® facility, where they are

sorted and processed into juices, jams, capsules, pills, as well as other tropical super fruits

combinations, which then are exported to different

countries around the world.

To help the indigenous population, we are

in most cases dealing directly

with the Kunas or Emberas.  At time

however, we are also dealing

with other native Panamanians

living in the Darien or Kuna

Yala province.  We are also

offering employment to

these people, where some of

them are working in our

production facility.

As these people have great needs,

we are helping them in

different areas of their lives.  For

instance, from time to time

we are collecting clothes which we

donate to different

members of their communities.  At other

times we have helped

them in small projects, such as buying

different components for

small electrical projects, and giving them the

required assistance.  We

have also put them in contact with foreign

investors who might be

interested in starting small tourism partnership

programs.

At this time the tourism infrastructure is very poor.  However, for those interested in helping, or

participating in other small projects, we would be delighted to put them in contact with members

of the Kuna Yala or Darien communities...  After all, it does not take much to make a difference

in someone’s life... Please share... FOR A BETTER WORLD...........

Embera Chief And His Wife

Borojo Fruit, Almost Ripe