Tea in Ecuador: From the Amazon Rainforest to the World

The Amazon rainforest is renowned for its breathtaking beauty, vibrant greenery, and unparalleled biodiversity. Extending into Ecuador, it is home to the only tea farm in all of Amazonia: Hacienda Sangay. Situated in Palora, less than two degrees from the equator in the remote Oriente region, the farm produces 600 metric tons of premium black tea each year.  Cultivating Tea in the Heart of the Amazon  Fernando Castillo Cruz is president of the Ecuadorian Tea Company (CETCA), which owns the f

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John Smagula is the Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs at Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia. He is also a certified tea specialist in the United States and China.

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