In ancient Maya civilization, cacao wasn’t just for the elites. Traces of the sacred plant show up in ceramics from all types of neighborhoods and dwellings in and around a former Maya city, ...

New to Normal Heights, Maya Moon serves chocolate in the way a coffee bar serves coffee, offering drinks and pastries over a counter, in a gathering space with tabletop and occasional lounge seating.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Greek name for cacao translates to “food from the gods ...

Reserachers descend into a Yucatan sinkhole to examine sacred Maya cacao groves. Brigham Young University Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) have discovered the locations of cacao groves ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...

A team has identified nine sinkholes in the Yucatan peninsula that contain evidence of both cacao trees and ancient ceremonial rituals. For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao -- the ...