• Etnofood - In this engaging activity, participants will explore cocoa beans, learning to identify them and gaining insight into their origin, characteristics, and their crucial role in traditional chocolate production. The guide will explain how the quality of the beans directly affects the flavor and aroma of the final chocolate product.

Following this, attendees will engage in the roasting and cleaning of cocoa beans, gaining hands-on experience with each process and understanding how these stages enhance the distinctive flavors of cocoa.

Finally, participants will mold the chocolate, form it into bars, and package it in their own boxes, concluding the experience by taking home a bar of Oaxacan chocolate they crafted themselves.

• Bottled water
• Instructor in Spanish and English
• Tea and coffee

• Gratuities

• Cocoa
• Chocolate in bars

Delve into a genuine journey centered around traditional Oaxacan cocoa and chocolate, led by a native Oaxaca chocolatier with profound ancestral expertise. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the cultural origins of cocoa, its historical significance in Mexico, and the artisanal process that transforms the bean into chocolate, as it has been crafted for generations.

Throughout the experience, participants will engage directly with cocoa beans: learning to roast, hull, grind, and refine cocoa, while uncovering its distinct aromas, textures, and flavors. The workshop emphasizes Oaxacan traditions and the cultural importance of chocolate as food, ritual, and living heritage.

To conclude the experience, participants will create their own Oaxacan chocolate bar, molded and packaged by themselves, serving as a keepsake of authentic, sensory, and deeply connected learning with the earth and its people.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.