. Cacao. Cacao. [from old catalog]. 472 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. ^vaterâthat is, ii drinkâfrom choco, Avliich became under the Spanish tongue cacao. The Aztec name shows that the j^lant is distinctly American. It is indigenous to Mexico, Central America, and cer- tain areas of South America. The Emperor Montezuma was so fond of it that he had 50 jars of chocolate prepared for his own table and more for that of his household. Its use among the people was so extensive that bags of cacao containing a certain num- ber of beans were current as money. The Spaniards carri
. Cacao. Cacao. [from old catalog]. 472 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. ^vaterâthat is, ii drinkâfrom choco, Avliich became under the Spanish tongue cacao. The Aztec name shows that the j^lant is distinctly American. It is indigenous to Mexico, Central America, and cer- tain areas of South America. The Emperor Montezuma was so fond of it that he had 50 jars of chocolate prepared for his own table and more for that of his household. Its use among the people was so extensive that bags of cacao containing a certain num- ber of beans were current as money. The Spaniards carried a taste for the drink to Europe, and even to-day chocolate is considered a peculiarly Spanish THE CACAO TREE, PODS ON THE TREE AND IN SECTIONS, AND THE BLOSSOM. /â Cacao is essentially a tropical cultivation, and is known in countries situated both north and south of the line. On the north side of the equator the cacao countries are Ceylon, the Philippines, Cameroon, the Gold Coast, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Guianas, Salvador, Guate- mala, Venezuela, and the West India Islands: south of the equator the main cacao countries are Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, and parts of Africa with the adjacent islands. The extreme range of latitude is from 20° north to 20° south. Not only is the cultivation of cacao limited to these few^ degrees wdthin the Tropics, but it is usually a success onlv in those areas in which the altitude is very insignificant;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original International bureau of the American republics, Washington, D. C. [from old catalog]. Washington, D. C. , Govt. print. off.
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