Chocolate, or more explicitly, the cacao beans that make the chocolate, was sacred to the Ancient Mayans and Aztecs. Cacao is the name for the earlier stage, where the beans have not yet been roasted, while cocoa is the name used once the fermenting begins. Cacao beans, like coffee beans, are roasted to perfection before […]

Cozumel – Part 7 – The Mayan Cacao Company