ABOUT US

ChocoPura

Advisers

Jorge Montenegro: Project Adviser

Manuel Francisco Cano Alfaro: Agricultural Engineer, Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAGA)

Mirtha Cano: Biology Consultant

Patricia A. Hempstead: Public Relations

Stephen Levine: Biochemistry Consultant

Manuel Cano: Marine Biologist

Cacao on the move
Detail of palace scene on a Late Classic Maya vase. The ruler gestures
towards a pot of foaming chocolate.