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From cocoa to chocolate
Cocoa is the essential ingredient for chocolate and is grown around the equator in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Where is cocoa grown?
Cocoa is the essential ingredient for chocolate. It was brought to us by the Spanish explorers Columbus and Cortés who learned about it from their encounters in the “New World.” Initially they were baffled by the strange, almond-shaped cocoa beans. But they quickly discovered their value. The cocoa tree, which comes originally from the tropical rain forests of Honduras, Venezuela and Mexico, was soon cultivated in plantations set up by the Spanish. Nowadays, cocoa is grown in a narrow belt around the equator in the Americas, Africa and Asia.