The Rancho Quemado Agri Eco-Tourism Park spans 45 acres and so far 25 acres have been rehabilitated by the Brash family, owners of the estate. Such large amounts of land are used for cocoa because the estate harvests Trinitario beans which comprises the cocoa used in chocolate products and is mainly grown on the Rancho Quemado Estate. In a Newsday online article it states, “Cocobel gets their cocoa from the Rancho Quemado Estate”. The citrus that is cultivated on the Rancho Quemado Estate is used to make fresh beverages. Heather Herrera quoted Mr. Mark Andrews as he said, "Looking at the cocoa and citrus on the estate, I envisaged a thriving industry here, so I did courses in cocoa and citrus production; and in 2007, we started production with just four workers. With advice from the Cocoa Research Unit, today production is an integral part of the estate."
Mark Andrews said in an interview, “I used to note the tilapia and the natural spring fed ponds on the estate. Nearing the area of tilapia rearing, you can find hydroponics being used as a method to growing plants. As tilapia is a species that multiplies rapidly, this inspired me to build concrete ponds to mind them. I did a course in aquaculture to boost the success of this initiative.” Heather Herrera stated that the some of the tilapia reared to be used for beautification purposes.
The petting zoo and nature trail were mainly created to educate and preserve local culture, beautification purposes and to create a relaxing environment in nature.
The nature trail enables us to see many different features of the estate such as springs, streams, cocoa etc. Mr. Andrews said, “One day as I was on my daily walk through the estate, I said to myself—why not make a nature trail? I contacted