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Cacao paste
Cacao plantation, Barlovento, Venezuela
Cacao pod close-up
Cacao pod in tree
Cacao pod revealing seeds
Cacao seed
Cacao seeds over the fire
Close-up of fermenting cacao seeds
Fermenting cacao seeds
Flipping cacao seeds
Grinding cacao seeds
Learning to flip cacao seeds
Metal hand crank
Roasting cacao seeds
Spreading cacao seeds
Turning the hand crank
Winnowing cacao seeds
Winnowing cacao seeds (close-up)