Chocolarte
Three weeks after the fact, our kids were still talking about our second stop - Mindo. Why? La gente. Mindo was a small enough place that the kids were able to engage with the community. One of them was sitting in the park one day when a small pair of hands covered her eyes. It was one of the girls from the playground. Familiar faces ducked out of shops and latched onto our kids' waists and necks. Religious processions passed us on the street as we ate dinner. We were welcome.
Our last night in Mindo, our kids peeled, roasted and ground cacao seed to make cocoa powder at a quaint shop called Chocolarte. This powder was mixed with water and heated to make a thin, rich fondue. We crowded around the gigantic bowl and dipped strawberries, bananas and fresh coconut into the sinful mix, family style.
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