Roasting the cacao beans

Chocolate y Estudiantes

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April 10th 2008
Yesterday we learned how to make chocolate! We went to the house of our driver, Don Francisco, and his 82 year old mother taught us how to make chocolate, Guatemalan style. She was so sweet, and obviously a very hard worker. First we roached the cocoa beans (which they buy from the market) on a giant metal piece over an open flame, then we had to deshell them (which was quite messy!), then we roll ... read more

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experience... ... read more