“Yes, money grows on trees.” So says Choco Guate Maya, a nonprofit NGO in Guatemala objective is to raise awareness about the Mayan origin of Theobroma Cacao.
Whether consumed as an esteemed drink or exchanged as money, cacao (Theobroma cacao) was one of the most important plant products of ancient Mesoamerica. The seeds derived from the pod of the cacao tree were widely used as currency and John Lloyd Stephens reported the use of cacao as currency as late as the mid-19th c. in Yucatan. When ground into powder, the seeds were mixed with water and flavoring agents to create a frothy beverage greatly favored by the native elite. Recent epigraphic research has established that the word cacao was fully presented among the Classic Maya; in fact, many of the fine Classic Maya polychrome vases are glyphically labeled as cacao drinking vessels. (An Ilustrated Dictionary of The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller and Karl Taube)
The purpose of this NGO is three-fold:
- Bring awareness of the evidence indicating that the use of cacao (Theobroma Cacao Criollo)) originated in Central America, more precisely in the Mayan areas of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
- To encourage the small subsistence farmers to create co-operatives, and to oversee that the cacao stays organic for it to be desirable as a specialty item in the international market.
- Ultimately, assist in ensuring that the co-operatives receive fair trade prices for their cacao, based on US European markets.
We seek to help cacao farmers in Guatemala by organizing co-operatives to produce organic cacao for an export market. The proposed solution has many layers including agricultural education. We plan to establish two different pilot projects in cacao growing areas in Guatemala.
Tags: Choco Maya Guate
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