The cocoa plant is originated in the upper Amazon, in the area we know today as Colombia and Ecuador. Thousands of years ago it was discovered by the Mesoamerican, Olmec and Mayan civilizations, who domesticated its fruits and used it as food for the gods.
Ancestral cultures made a beverage called Xocolat beaten with gold mills. The fruits were roasted and ground together with corn, mixed with water and then served in ornamented ceramic jars.
Latin America has a long tradition of drinking hot chocolate
and most likely the ritual followed by Colombians has its roots in is rooted in the Aztec tratitions.
Initially it was consumed only by the wealthy, but after the industrialization of its production, its consumption was extended to the entire population.
