chocolate lip balm or playing with the black witch.. Theobroma cacao, the food of the Gods According to Mexican legends, Quetzalcóatl , God of the Golden Moon and of Frozen Winds, had provided important gifts to mankind: fire, water, bread and cocoa tree . Our knowledge about cocoa for the period earlier than 600 ad is limited to charming myths. Still, it is confirmed that Mayas were the first who widely cultivated cocoa trees. Recent archaeological findings in the peninsula of Yucatan proved that Mayas consumed a drink with cocoa since the middle pre-classic Period of their highlight, namely 2,600 years ago.
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