Cocoa pods, Guadeloupe

GP- 1327

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 8,094 km

set by Murielle in Guadeloupe 

Cocoa pods, Pod breaking, Fermentation and drying, Crushing and roasting of cocoa bean. Guadeloupe is an insular region of France located in the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

Music from Guadeloupe by Kassav'.  
Kassav' is a Caribbean band formed in Guadeloupe in 1979. The music of Kassav is an extension of cadence-lypso or compas bands. 

Cocoa

Assortment of tins of Cocoa, dating between the wars

The Mayans and the Aztecs recogniszed the value of cocoa beans both as a drink ingredient and as currency.

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,593 km

sent by Mark in Hartlepool, United Kingdom

Postcards for the weekend 82: Retro/vintage