Every year, the tiny Central American nation throws an all-out bash in the name of its favorite dessert: chocolate. And from ...

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

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 ...

“Over umpteen years, I’ve given over 350 seminars (about cacao) on cruise ships, at foundations, (to) doctors, nurses, ...

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 ...

Experience an extraordinary evening where the ancient wisdom of the Maya and Tibetan traditions come together in harmony.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Since forests are sources of livelihoods for Mayan communities, agricultural advances promoting forest conservation and good governance are viewed as socially and environmentally responsive approaches ...