Tagua (Ivory Nut)

I’d never heard of the Tagua nut before, but I’m a fan of anything that can be substituted for elephant ivory.

These nuts are used for buttons, piano keys, billiard balls, jewelry, and more. The cluster you see our guide holding weighs around 40 pounds.

When they told us we were going to a nut factory, I didn’t expect to be so impressed by its many uses.Read more