But these cacao beans make up only 30% of the remarkable ... But for so much of history, when Olmec, Mayan, and Aztec cultures referenced chocolate, they were referring to a beverage.

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 Mayan ...

Cacao is actually a Mayan word meaning ‘God Food’, hence ... bittersweet drink by roasting and grinding the seeds of cocoa beans with maize and chili and letting the mixture ferment.

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 ...