Learn how chocolate is made in the traditional way. Ronald Alpizar is your host and guide on this interactive tour, which lasts roughly 3 hours. The chocolate-making process starts with cacao plants grown on Ronald's property, a bio-diverse plantation in the hills above Uvita. Taste raw cacao beans and experience how the taste changes as the beans are fermented (yes fermented!), then dried, roasted, and winnowed. You will assist in the grinding of the roasted beans into a paste, on an antique metate. Finally, you will prepare a chocolate drink from the beans you have processed.

 

Ronald will share with you insight on the role chocolate played in the indigenous culture of Central America. The Maya and other indigenous peoples called their chocolate The Drink of the Gods and it was central to their religion, economy, and culture.

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Cost: $40 per person (cash)

Duration:  Approximately 3 hours

Tour times: 9am-noon OR 2-5pm

Location: Play Hermosa, Uvita

Contact: WhatsApp Ronald to book your tour!

Come prepared for a short hike through Ronald's property - hiking shoes recommended.

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