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Tagua nuts are harvested sustainably from the forest floor when the fruit pod, called "head" containing the nuts ripens and falls. Within this shell horns are tagua nuts that are hand-picked and dried for about a month and means. The rock hard nuts are coated with a brown, flaky, has to be removed before cutting.

Jewelry style, a variety necklaces and earrings, buttons for luxury clothing, delicious animal carvings, toys and souvenirs made of tagua nut can be found in stores in major cities Ecuador. affordable and easily packaged, tagua nut products are very attractive and gifts for adults and children.

Often, a small spot brown nut is left in an otherwise white Size everybody not to be confused with elephant ivory from customs officials. The candy-colored pieces fried briefly to achieve this color and new jewelry creations are stained in many colors.

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