For most, chocolate is a sweet made for enjoying as a dessert or in a candy. But for some communities in Oaxaca, it’s a cultural tradition passed down from generation to generation, where even the question “when are we going to drink chocolate” has a deeper meaning. Find out what cacao and chocolate means to Ervit from Chimalapa Cacao con Origin in this interview.

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• Drink chocolate with Ervit & Ruth on our Oaxaca Spanish Immersion Retreat
• Check out Chimalapa Cacao con Origin's Website
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• 025 - El Chocolate: Un Regalo de México al Mundo | Chocolate: Mexico's Gift to the World
• Self-guided Chocolate Tour in Oaxaca City (YouTube Video)
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