La Leyenda de Chocolate Tour

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Summary

Starts at El Quetzal de Mindo in Mindo, Ecuador  Trek back in time about 5,600 years where cocoa originated in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. While Ecuadorian drummers play local music. Participants are invited to pick up an instrument and play, if they like.  We will all pitch in and roast cocoa beans over a wood fire, hand shell the cocoa beans and hand grind the warm beans with a stone grinder. We add spices and flavorings that were used 3,000 years ago to flavor our beverage. You will get a chance to mix the beverage until frothy and serve the beverage to the participants to enjoy an authentic chocolate. After we drink our beverage we are invited to hang out, dance, sing and enjoy. Food and beverages are available for purchase.  Free parking available

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
Group Size
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Meeting Point
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Why take this tour?

You will join a festive experience with local musicians playing while you pitch in to make Ecuadorian drinking chocolate by hand. Participants will have a chance to help roast, shell, grind and make the chocolate beverage that Ecuadorians drank thousands of years ago all to the beat of a local musician.

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What’s included?

  • cacao beverage tasting

  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

  • Food and drinks (available to purchase)

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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El Quetzal de Mindo

About operator:

See an Award-winning artisan small-batch chocolate maker. Learn how chocolate is made on-site. Learn about harvesting, fermentation, drying, roasting. See cocoa fruit on trees growing in our garden, taste fresh cacao fruit. Walk through our gardens where you will also see coffee, banana and guava trees. Also a variety of tropical and medicinal plants growing on our grounds. You will have a chance to view small-batch chocolate making in progress and taste plenty of samples including our world-famous brownies. Chocolate bars and other locally made products and artisan goods are available for purchase. We also have a festive evening tour available with local drumming. The Leyenda de Chocolate tour takes you back in time experiencing how chocolate has been made for 5,000 years. Ask for both tours! Beer brewed on-site, coffee grown and roasted on-site. Just up the hill from the central park from Main Street in Mindo, Ecuador. Don't miss this unique experience. Look for El Quetzal!

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