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The first ship which went to the
New World was the Santa Maria This adventure began with an idea
and two million of maravedíes from Palos de la Frontera. Upon
his return, that and other Naos brought from the New World to
Fernando and Isabela of Spain, a fruit and a drink called
xocoatl or " bitter water. " Five centuries have passed since
then and the magic is still intact. I had to consume long hours
of consultation and study and learn all about cocoa and its
final product and still not finished, however, the lines have
taught me most are those that then I quote from the book "The
Chocolate Connoisseur ", authored by
Chloe Doutre Roussel: "Chocolate is
like a magic wand, a powerful form of communication than words,
because under the chocolate, people drop any barriers and be
children again, vulnerable, open and responsive.
I leave you one more statistic: in the world cocoa market,
Venezuela placed only 0.5% of total volume, but that small
percentage is the one that gives bouquet, flavor, body and
character to the remaining 99.5%. Interesting is not it? Ese
cacao se llama Criollo Superior o Cacao de Caracas. This is
called Superior Creole or Caracas Cocoa. In the same lineage of
our Rum, Coffee and Tobacco, our Creole originates is venezuelan,
is the most. It's what keeps Nao its hold. Hold Chocolate maker
founded in 2008.
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