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Love, Cacao, and Chocolate’s Mesoamerican Origins

February 14, 2017

Love, Cacao, and Chocolate’s Mesoamerican Origins

By PILAR ZAZUETA No other Western holiday is more closely identified with chocolate than Valentine’s Day. The seasonal aisles in stores and supermarkets are filled with chocolate, and food companies spend vast sums of advertising dollars trying to persuade us to celebrate by consuming it in large … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Cacao, chocolate, Mesoamerica, Pilar Zazueta, Valentine's Day

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