Puerto Vallarta Walking Tours is proud to announce a new chocolate walking tour that all vacationers and locals in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will truly enjoy, especially if you love chocolate and have a sweet tooth.
Chocolate Walk
The newest Puerto Vallarta activity for visitors is the Chocolate Tour. A small group will gather together for the Chocolate Tour during which time you will learn about the origins of Mexican chocolate as well as the history of Puerto Vallarta. Are you a chocoholic that loves Puerto Vallarta? If you are, then you will not want to miss this new Puerto Vallarta activity.
New Puerto Vallarta Activity – Chocolate Tour
The Chocolate Walk will take guests on a special tour of three of the most amazing chocolate providers in the city. You will get the opportunity to look inside two of the kitchens, where the smells and scents of the chocolate will prep your appetite for the chocolate samples you can try. Why not buy some chocolates for yourself or to take as a souvenir?
Puerto Vallarta Chocolate History
The Chocolate Tour will take you around Puerto Vallarta from different shops and boutiques and during the tour you will learn about the history of the town. Did you know that the town was once just a small fishing village?
Mexican Chocolate
It may surprise you to know that chocolate has been enjoyed in Mexico for over four thousand years, and many different groups such as the Aztecs and the Mayans loved the beans from the cacao tree that is grown in Mexico. Chocolate was used throughout the ages for different purposes; for example, the Mayans would use the beans for medicinal treatments, while the Aztecs used the beans as the main ingredient for a beverage that they would drink for traditional ceremonies.
Chocolate is a modern word, but the word was actually inspired by “xocoatl”, which is an Aztec word. “Xocoatl” is the drink that the Aztec’s brewed using the cacao beans. The Cacao beans were believed to be powerful and magical by the Mayans and the Aztecs and they would use the beans during ancient rituals such as birth, death, and marriages.
Puerto Vallarta Chocolate Class
The Puerto Vallarta Chocolate Tour includes a short class near the end of the activity. You will get to grind and roast your own cacao beans just as the Aztecs used to do to make the beverage they drank at ceremonies. The Spanish Conquistadors enjoyed the beverage and you can see for yourself if the drink is as good as they thought it was. If you enjoy shopping as much as you enjoy chocolate, then you can purchase different chocolate treats. You can also purchase soaps and lotions made with chocolate grown in the area too.
The first Chocolate Tour in Puerto Vallarta launched on October 18th 2017 and will continue on Wednesdays at 10am and on Fridays at 2pm throughout the season until April 2018, hopefully returning again in October 2018.
There is a new Puerto Vallarta Activity, Chocolate Tour Walk that you can experience. It is a fun and exciting experience that you will not want to miss.