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Antigua: Ancient Chocolate Making in a Mayan Village

By NOBI - Pedacito de Guatemala
Free cancellation available
Price is P 912 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Authentic local experience in a non-touristic Mayan village outside of Antigua
  • Historic chocolate making with the best Guatemalan organic cacao beans
  • Private workshop, organized just for your group
  • Tasting of more than 10 types of artisan chocolates and its derivatives
  • From raw beans to hot chocolate, learn everything from scratch

Activity location

    • San Antonio Aguas Calientes
    • San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Barrio Verapaz, 1 Avenida 1-16, Guatemala
    • Santa Catarina Barahona, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala

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1 Hour Express Workshop

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Spanish

This shorter workshop includes only roasting, peeling, grinding and tasting of drinking chocolate with a brief explanation of its history.

Language options: Spanish
Price details
P 911.78 x 1 AdultP 911.78
Total
Price is P 911.78

2 Hour Full Workshop

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish

This full workshop includes:

  • Interactive Powerpoint presentation sharing its history, ancient recipes, chocolate making tools and more.
  • Tasting of Guatemalan premium cacao from different regions, various types of cacao-based products from our factory
Language options: Spanish
Price details
P 1,519.63 x 1 AdultP 1,519.63
Total
Price is P 1,519.63

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tasting of more than 10 chocolates and its derivatives
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Personalized hot chocolate with more than 10 pre-columbian and modern condiments to taste

What you can expect

You will learn and make the most historic drinking chocolate once enjoyed by Mayan kings as well as European conquistadors!

We are a small chocolate maker located in a lovely Kaqchikel village called San Antonio Aguas Calientes, known for its beautiful weaving.
You are invited to our house & factory and will get to know not only about chocolate making but also our culture and daily lives in the village.

In this workshop you will enjoy:

  1. Interactive Powerpoint presentation where you will learn 5000 years of its history, Mayan culture, pre-columbian recipes, ancient & modern chocolate making tools, our own chocolate making process and more.
  2. Tasting during the presentation: Guatemalan premium organic Criollo cacao from different regions, chocolate to eat vs to drink, ground cacao and its derivatives, dark vs white chocolate and more, right from our factory.
  3. Roast and peel cacao on a traditional clay comal, then prepare cacao husk tea.
  4. Grind cacao with an ancient Mayan grinding stone (metate).
  5. Prepare hot chocolate with a traditional molinillo whisk.
  6. Personalize your cup with more than 10 pre-columbian and modern condiments.
  7. The 1 Hour Express Workshop includes only #3 to #6 while the 2 Hour Full Workshop includes all the steps.

Access to our shop is easy, just take a car, Uber or a direct chicken bus to San Antonio Aguas Calientes from the Antigua bus terminal. Search for “nobi” in Google Maps or Waze for the exact location.

Free street parking is available in front of our shop.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • San Antonio Aguas Calientes
    • San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Barrio Verapaz, 1 Avenida 1-16, Guatemala
    • Santa Catarina Barahona, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala