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Our own handmade chocolate bars cool in molds at Cotton Tree Chocolate, waiting to be brought home!

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Cold Belikin (the beer of Belize) is the drink of choice.

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A hammock overlooking the river.

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The dock on the Moho River.

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Fermenting fresh cacao in banana leaves.

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A banana smoothie at happy hour.

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Hanging out at the Main Lodge.

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Buddy, a resident of Cotton Tree Lodge, hangs out on the boardwalk.

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Learning to make tortillas from scratch in a traditional Mayan kitchen.

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An excursion to the falls at Rio Blanco.

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Armando from the Toledo Grower's Cooperative discusses the economics of cacao with our group.

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Winnowing with a hair dryer at Cotton Tree Chocolate.

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Chocolate conching at Cotton Tree Chocolate.

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The Cotton Tree Chocolate "factory" in the village of Punta Gorda.

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A juicer is used in this very small operation.

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Eladio Pop carries cacao out of the jungle using a strap fashioned from a reed.

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Colorful cacao.

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Alex shows us "cookie dough fruit.."

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