Dogs and turkeys may have been domesticated. The Maya were the first people to grow the cocoa plant for food. Cocoa was a gift from the gods. The Mayan word theobroma means food of the gods.

The cacao products are so well-loved that its Greek name translates directly to "food from the gods." The tree was also popular during the Mayan age as proven by several archeological discoveries ...

Cacao was prepared only as a beverage and was a food reserved ... as the Mayan's would believe that cacao would make you stronger and invincible. Modern claims for the efficacy of cocoa, based ...