The Maya usually consumed their cacao as a hot drink, a steamy broth served in a clay cup. One of the earliest depictions of it used in exchange dates to the mid-7th century. In a painted mural ...

Mayan Cacao Company offers a handful of tours that last 50 minutes to two hours and introduce visitors to various aspects of chocolate making. Travelers can learn all about the processes involved ...

The journey of cacao began with Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. It is a sacred plant and centered in many rituals. For the ...

At the family-run Che'il Mayan Cacao Farm and Chocolate Factory in Maya Center Village on Sunday, Kate and William got to see first-hand how cacao is extracted to create chocolate. Can't get ...

Although the Maya weren’t scoffing the bars we know and love today. It all starts with the cacao bean. Yes, we spelled that right - cacao is the Spanish word for chcahuatl, which is what Aztecs ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had planned to visit a different cocoa farm in the foothills of the Maya Mountains on Sunday, but that was canceled after villagers staged a protest about ...

Petro, Diaco, Donnel and Hedia form the panel of steely potential investors with cacao beans to present to Maya inventors, if they can impress the panel with their products. The products are real ...