One of our afternoons in Mastatal was scheduled for a tour of the local chocolate factory. The half-hour walk to “Iguana Chocolate” was treacherous; we all had to walk through a frenzied rainstorm! It was so rainy/windy that umbrellas were inverted; rain jackets were as ineffective as walking through a waterfall; verbal communication was futile due to the sheer loudness; and backpacks with digital cameras, etc. were soaked! The weather truly showed no mercy to us as foreign travelers. 🌧
The chocolate factory served as a shelter from the hammering precipitation. The whole class was able to sample a variety of chocolate products: brownies, beverages, candy, etc. We learned that the chocolate was harvested naturally from the area’s cacao beans from the English tour guide. We even participated in a live cacao bean roasting demo and observed the fermentation of the crop. It was no surprise that the final product tasted so much better than American gimmicks. 🫘
Yeah the weather would not show mercy to the foreign travelers well can't really say that just had to be one of those days to be in. What do you mean much better than American gimmicks?
ReplyDeletecan i just say how JEALOUS i am of you?! chocolate factory? SO COOL! and from that area? ahhh sounds amazing...besides the weather part XP glad you still have pictures despite the rain :)
ReplyDeleteDANG! i can't believe you guys still walked through that kinda weather to get to the factor. But i guess it was worth it for the chocolate! =]
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ReplyDeleteDude. We need to go take a tour of Theo's Chocolate in Freemont. I've never been, but we need to go. And we can raid the bread dumpster at the Essential Bakery while we are there.
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