This berry thrives on the high water levels of the flood season, when the Amazon wetlands connect. Its stem, partially covered by the river, releases its berries into the current to multiply. This quality also makes it beloved by fish and gives it its name.

The life cycle of Camu Camu also poses challenges when it comes to harvesting it. To take advantage of the ripe fruit, communities must collect it manually from canoes: taking the berries directly from the flooded plants and placing them in containers inside the canoe itself.

Communities such as Puerto Leguízamo cultivate it in this way, often in heavy rain. They then place the fruit in containers to be pulped and concentrated in processing facilities built by the communities themselves. The end result is concentrated fruit pulp, which is then transported to Bogotá.

It arrives at our facilities a few days later, where it can be transformed into a natural soda or a delicious infusion. Both have a very high vitamin C content and the ability to strengthen the immune system.