Dalileo is the Cacao and chocolate brand of Kaqchikel Maya woman Beronica and her husband Lorenzo. All their Cacao products come from the agroforestry project they run called Finca El Porvenir, hidden deep inside the forests of Alta Verapaz, in the central region of Guatemala.

Because the area of Dalileo's agroforestry farm porject remains largely unexploited by the modern-day urge for development (which also takes its toll on Guatemala) the local traditional culture has remained somewhat untouched. Dalileo has been able to learn ancestral processing techniques for Cacao. Among many other Cacao-based products, they offer the ‘Cacao Ancestral’. This Cacao stands out for us because it’s been processed using an ancestral manual stone-milling technique. After grinding, fat is left to ooze out slowly and naturally. The Dalileo Ancestral contains about 10% less fat than the other varieties of Cacao we sell. This means that it contains more theobromine (active ingredient) per ceremonial portion. It has a smooth drinking texture, is relatively easy on the digestion, and has a real solid effect carrying the jungle's wild vibrations.