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The cacao seed, where chocolate is extracted, comes form America and was carried to Europe after the arrival of the Spaniards to this continent. Mayas considered chocolate a "drink of gods", and by law, only nobility can drink it. The Spaniards generalized the chocolate among all classes of society and the mestizos drank it in the church to support the long masses.
Gum is the sap that is extracted form the sapodilla tree that grows in the region of Peten. This sap was the basic ingredient of the chewing gum during a long time, until the arrival of synthetic products. Thus, gum constituted the first matter of exportation in Peten during the first half of the XX century.
The hammock was a Maya invention. It was created with the purpose to battle against the hot weather of the area. Today, you can find plenty of hammocks weaved by the craftsmen. Inclusive, exists the variety of marriage hammock.
