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ABOUT US
Tahuamanu’s operations began in the early 1990s. The story started a little earlier, in 1989, when a group of entrepreneurs — many of them from the coffee sector — arrived in Cobija to explore the potential of settling in the region and entering the Brazil-nut business.
At the time, most of the Brazil nuts gathered around Cobija were exported as raw material to Belém, Brazil. The region lacked both the capacity to purchase everything local collectors harvested and the skilled workforce needed to process it in Pando. We set out to change that — investing in modern technology and industrial processing systems while creating lasting job opportunities across the area.
HISTORY
Founded in 1989
by 12 investors committed to modernizing the centuries-old, traditional methods of harvesting and processing the Brazil nut.
Built in one of Bolivia’s most remote and underserved regions
Cobija, Pando, on the border with Brazil.
Financed
by the Inter-American Development Bank, together with shareholder contributions.
We believed in the region
for its wealth of natural resources and its potential for sustainable development.
The venture grew
rising to meet the quality and service demanded by the global market.
In 1995, Tahuamanu was capitalized
by the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), and Fundación Bolivia Exporta (FBE).
Today, we operate under a strong corporate governance structure
led by experienced executives and professionals.
We are the largest employer in the region
creating wealth from a renewable resource.