Out of the rain forest : the journey of chocolate begins -- The cultivation of cacao : past and present -- Cacao and agriculture in Costa Rica -- Excursions into the natural history of cacao and cacao ...

Beginnings and religion. Cacao use in Yucatán among the pre-Hispanic Maya / Gabrielle Vail -- Tempest in a chocolate pot : origin of the word cacao / Martha J. Macri -- Ancient Gods and Christian ...

The study of cacao genetics has provided profound insights into the domestication, diversity and disease resistance mechanisms of Theobroma cacao. Recent advances in genomic sequencing and mapping ...