K. If all of the world´s cultural heritage (sports, music, fashion, architecture, literature, painting, etc..) was contained in a time capsule,

what would you include to demonstrate the legacy of your country?

A 4,000 YEAR OLD TRADITION

IN WHICH EVERY YEAR…

3.5 MILLION TONS ARE

PRODUCED

USD 950 MILLION SOLD

CONSUMED BY 4.7 BILLION PEOPLE

THE SOUL OF THOUSANDS OF BRANDS

PRIME INGREEDIENT IN HUNDREDS OF RECEPIES

TREASURE OF 15 COUNTRIES

LEGACY OF ONE

It is commonly believed that the origin of chocolate and the initial cultivation of cocoa took place in Mesoamerica.

Modern day Mexico and Central America.

Recent evidence regarding DNA samples collected at archeological sites in Ecuador

have led the scientific community to believe that in the ancient culture of Valdivia

chocolate was already being elaborated and consumed

millennia before any of the Mesoamerican cultures.

Ecuador may not be the world´s largest cocoa or chocolate producer

Nonetheless, it has the perfect conditions to harvest and produce the most fine aroma cocoa in the world.

Ecuador´s influence on the discovery, cultivation, production, processing, evolution, commercialization and consumption of cocoa is a legacy that should be included

amongst all of the world´s cultural heritage.

Credits

By: Ignacio Sosa

Images: Google Search

Research: Alexander Hirtz