While Americans undoubtedly love chocolate, the ancient Mayans considered cacao trees and their fruit to be a gift from the gods. Cacao trees were only grown in sacred groves, the locations of which ...

At the center of a new $1.5-billion hospital facility in West Philadelphia, a new sculpture by renowned artist Maya Lin will greet patients, exuding a sense of hope and calm. Tentatively titled “DNA ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...