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SM: The ancient practices I’m most familiar with are those of the Maya.They really hold cacao in high regard. They see it as ...

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 Maize god provides some of our favourite things like cacao, and maize ... dynasty in China and also the ancient Egyptians, at around the same time (1500 BC). Maya households buried their ...

In 700-800 C.E., the ancient Maya would ascend a stairway to a temple at the pyramid ... society’s ruling class drank a bitter mix of ground cacao beans and water whipped into a froth, and ate richly ...

Recently, scholars studying these pre-Columbian artworks have gained new insights into the life of the ancient Maya ... drink (made from cacao beans) highly valued by the Maya elite.