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National cacao

Chocolate and the roads to nowhere

It is known that the Mayainvented the cultivation and use of cacao to make their chocolate-flavored drink of the gods. What is not known is how the...
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Art from the heart

There was a Primer Festival Gastronomica in Antigua over the last three days, otherwise known as the First Gastronomic Festival centered on the...
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Great balls of fire

There was an amazing spectacle from the paston the outskirts of Antigua,set in a large horse pasture, complete withtents, chairs and a food booth....
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Thanksgiving the Mayan way: a vision quest

The heart of the Mayan royal rituals, which opened the portals of the future by induced trance states, appears to have been facilitated by their...
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The Mayan Lord Chocolate

Au Cacao, orLord Chocolateas he was known to his friends, came to power in the Mayan city-state known as Tikal around 700 A.D. His successor , King...
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Chocolate, the Mayan Gift Part 2

The Aztecs regarded chocolate as an aphrodisiac and their Emperor, Montezuma reputedly drank it fifty times a day from a golden goblet and is...
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Chocolate, the Mayan gift

"There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and chocolate truffles." The chocolate fondue before...
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