ChocoMuseo, Cusco

Culture & history tours

Learn how to make your own chocolate at an interactive chocolate workshop and museum in Cusco. Understand the history behind the famous cacao beans, and why Cusco makes some of the finest chocolate around the world. Find out about the chocolate-making process from bean to bar. Under the supervision of instructors, discover four essential steps, including roasting cacao beans, removing cacao husk, grinding cacao nibs on a metate with a mano (the same way the Aztecs did), and refining cacao paste in a melangeur. Next, create delicious hot chocolates and your own chocolate bar, with your choice of ingredients. Take home all of your handmade chocolates unless, of course, you have already eaten them.

Indulge in a chocolate-making workshop at the ChocoMuseo. Discover the origin of chocolate and its history, learn about the chocolate-making process, and leave with your very own cocoa creation. Get ready to play chocolatier as you're handed your chef's hat and apron on arrival at the workshop. Learn the fascinating journey a cocoa bean takes, from how it's grown and harvested, to how it gets turned into chocolate. Roast and grind cocoa beans and choose between milk or white chocolate and a number of delicious toppings to create your very own irresistible treat. You'll also have the opportunity to prepare and try a cocoa tea or hot chocolate.