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Chocolate: A Mesoamerican Luxury | 250-900 C.E. [A.D.]
Obtaining Cacao—
The MAYA GREW it.
Ancient Maya artifacts often show people collecting cacao for chocolate.
Archaeologists aren’t sure exactly how the Maya first learned the tasty secret of cacao—a tree that grew in the tropical rainforests of their homeland.
But one thing is for sure: chocolate was a treasured Maya treat. Many Maya artifacts are painted with scenes of people pouring and enjoying chocolate.
The ancient Maya grew cacao in their own backyards. In 1976, a bulldozer unearthed an ancient Maya village in El Salvador. There, archaeologists found the remains of cacao gardens near Maya homes. Many clay dishes also contained preserved cacao seeds.
Apparently, the Maya people valued chocolate so much that they gathered cacao seeds from rainforest trees and planted cacao in household gardens.
Chocolate: A Mesoamerican Luxury | 250-900 C.E. [A.D.] 
