While Americans undoubtedly love chocolate, the ancient Mayans considered cacao trees and their fruit to be a gift from the gods. Cacao trees were only grown in sacred groves, the locations of which ...
For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...
PROVO, UTAH—According to a statement released by Brigham Young University, a team of researchers from Mexico and the United States led by Richard Terry of Brigham Young University has identified the ...