Organic Guatemalan Cacao

Half pounds of organic, ceremonial-grade cacao paste. Pure, raw cacao with no sweeteners or any other ingredients added.

When I visited Guatemala at the beginning of 2020, I had the honor of touring the facility where this cacao is lovingly processed by a collective of Mayan women entrepreneurs. The cacao beans are sourced from a single family farm in Northern Guatemala, then transported to the facility where the women roast the beans in small batches over a fire, then shell them by hand! Every Indigenous person involved in the production process is paid a fair wage, with their families reaping additional support like free meals.

Get an inside look at Ruk'u'x Ulew's processing facility on majestic Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, here.

Learn more about Ruk’u’x Ulew on their website, here. The name means “Heart of the Earth” in the Mayan language Kaqchikel.

One half-pound block makes approximately 20 servings of drinking chocolate, depending on how strong you make it.

Please choose the “cacao” option for shipping at checkout!