Ecuador played a key role in introducing chocolate to the West. Unlike other Spanish colonies in South America, where gold and silver were abundant, Ecuador was exploited for its cocoa.

WHILE THE EGYPTIANS were building pyramids, the Druids were hauling blocks to Stonehenge and the Chinese were mapping out their wall, Ecuadoreans were making drinks. But what they were imbibing ...

Kallari bars are considered to be some of the best chocolate around (at least by pastry chef Kate Zuckerman–see this article–and Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert). Available in Whole Foods ...

Top 3: Chocolate stops in Quito. Pacari Chocolate Experience. Take a tour of Ecuador via its chocolate flavours and varieties in Quito’s hippie-chic La Floresta neighbourhood. $10 (£7.70) per ...

Ecuador is the king of fine chocolate, known as Cacao. Sixty percent of quality cocoa beans used in Cacao are found in Ecuador. One of the blessings of these chocolate purveyors found is Cacao is ...

QUITO, ECUADOR -- Most of the world’s chocolate today comes from America and Europe, and it's made from cacao (cocoa) beans grown in Africa. But at least one South American company wants to make ...

There's a chocolatier in Quito, Ecuador, who is trying to sweeten the economic history of South America.Santiago Peralta was tired of watching his… How Chocolate Is Sweetening Ecuador's Economy ...

The bitter smell of chocolate drifts through the air. On the left, four shelves hold a bevy of different chocolate flavors—the red and white package labeled “Georgia Pecan” sticks out ...

Ecuador played a key role in introducing chocolate to the West. Unlike other Spanish colonies in South America, where gold and silver were abundant, Ecuador was exploited for its cocoa.

Chocolate was once thought to have originated with Mesoamerican Mayans around 1,900 B.C. But in 2011, archaeologists discovered evidence that it may have come from Ecuador.