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Vogon_Glory

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1. If Cacao wasn't just for Mayan royals, that might explain why
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 11:13 PM
Sep 2022

there was enough of the stuff for traders to bring it all the way up to the Four Corners part of the US Southwest, where traces of Cacao has been found in pottery.

Considering how the stuff had to be brought up by foot, you have to wonder how much some folks paid back then to get their chocolate fix…

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