"El Ceibo" is a cooperative that was founded in 1977 with the aim of breaking the monopoly on transport and trade through intermediary companies. It currently has more than 850 members who grow cocoa on small plots of land of no more than 12 hectares.

El Ceibo has become the best known and most respected cooperative in Bolivia. Shortly after its establishment, the cooperative members built a warehouse and a drying facility. This was followed by a simple factory for cocoa processing. It was the first time that farmers had processed their production themselves. Today, El Ceibo produces cocoa powder, cocoa butter and even chocolate.

The benefits and services offered by the cooperative to its members are: transport, technical training, university education, business loans, research, etc.