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El Paraiso. the El Chontal chocolate factory in Hacienda Jesús María. The ancient cacao variety is cacao criollo, which today is prized for it's more delicate flavor. Though the cacao plant does not derive from Mexico, it was in Mexico that indigenous communities, largely the Mayas, first cultivated the plant and consumed cacao as a drink.

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Mexico, Tabasco. the Route of Sacred Cacao
El Paraiso. the El Chontal chocolate factory in Hacienda Jesús María. The ancient cacao variety is cacao criollo, which today is prized for it's more delicate flavor. Though the cacao plant does not derive from Mexico, it was in Mexico that indigenous communities, largely the Mayas, first cultivated the plant and consumed cacao as a drink.
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