A must have for any cacao and chocolate geek who loves to learn about the history of chocolate. A well-written 30-page precise book highlighting the fascinating and complex history of cacao, including artifacts, stories, and ideas surrounding cacao throughout the ages.

This book focuses mostly on Guatemala, as it is published by the Museo Popol Vuh, based within the Universidad Francisco Marroquìn in Guatemala.

This book is the accumulation of 4 authors including Michael D. Coe (Author of the True History of Chocolate), Carmen McNeil, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, and Luis Luján Muñoz.

History is a complicated tapestry to unravel, with often conflicting and erroneous information floating around. This book does a great job of offering the reader a precise overview and a list of references to back it up. It includes many beautiful images of artifacts, explanations, stories.

You will notice the logo of Vai Cacao on the back of the book. VAI cacao helped sponsor this latest print and updated edition for Museo Popol Vuh. You can also enjoy their unique and lovely bars sold here in the online shop! VAI cacao is a chocolate maker based in Italy with connections to El Salvador and utilize cacao from here and other Central American countries.

Limited Edition Book. 30 pages. Soft Cover. 11”x8” Each page contains a column in English and a column in Spanish.