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María has been working with cacao since she was a child, learning from her mother and grandmother in the traditional way — watching, touching, tasting. The cacao trees on their land were planted by her grandfather over fifty years ago and have never been treated with chemicals.
The harvest happens at dawn. The pods are opened by hand, the beans fermented in wooden boxes for five days, then dried on raised beds in the sun for two weeks. The grinding is done on a traditional stone metate — slow, deliberate, exactly as it has always been.
What comes out is not a product. It is a living thing. María calls it "la medicina del corazón" — the medicine of the heart. We are honoured to carry it.
This is not cacao powder. This is not processed chocolate. This is whole, ceremonial-grade cacao in the form it has been used in the Amazon and Mesoamerica for thousands of years — a dense, dark, intensely flavoured block that melts into hot water and becomes something between a drink and a prayer.
The fat content is high, the flavour is complex: earthy, slightly bitter, with a warmth that sits behind the sternum. It is best prepared slowly, with intention, and taken on an empty stomach in the morning or before ceremony.
All orders ship within 3–5 business days from Lima. International shipping available. Wholesale orders of 10kg+ please enquire via contact page.
One ceremonial block. 10–12 servings at a full ceremonial dose (20–25g).
Three blocks. Share with your circle or stock your altar for the season.
A full kilo for practitioners, retreat facilitators, or devoted daily drinkers.
For retreat centers, cacao ceremony facilitators, and wellness businesses.
Free shipping to the US and Canada on orders over $50. International shipping calculated at checkout. All orders packed with care and dispatched from Lima, Peru within 3–5 business days.