1.Cacao trees are found only in hot, rainy, tropical climates, 20 degrees north and south of equator, just like vanilla.
2.The first time cocoa, or chocolate was used as a romantic gesture was in the Mayan culture.
3.The Aztecs used cocoa to create a form of “hot chocolate” or as they called it “xocolatl” which means bitter water.
4.Supposedly the Aztec Emperor, Montezuma – was quoted saying of Xocolatl: "The divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food."
5.The Swiss consume more chocolate per capita than any other nation on earth: 22 pounds each compared to 11 pounds per person in the United States.
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