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Вкус древней мексиканской традиции приготовления шоколада

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Уже более 800 лет шоколад глубоко вплетен в историю коренных народов Оахаки в Мексике. Участник TED Герман Сантильян говорит о возрождении в Микстеке техники приготовления этого древнего деликатеса, через обучение нового поколения местных фермеров помогая создавать экономические возможности и в то же время сохранять восхитительное наследие.

Уже более 800 лет шоколад глубоко вплетен в историю коренных народов Оахаки в Мексике. Участник TED Герман Сантильян говорит о возрождении в Микстеке техники приготовления этого древнего деликатеса, через обучение нового поколения местных фермеров помогая создавать экономические возможности и в то же время сохранять восхитительное наследие.

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Learn more about how Oaxacanita chocolate works with marginalized and proudly indigenous communities of the Mixteca Oaxaqueña through the production of artisanal chocolate.

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Germán Santillán

Germán Santillán

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TED Fellow Germán Santillán is reviving Indigenous chocolate-making practices through artisanal Mexican chocolate.

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The University of Notre Dame is one of our main allies. They have invited us a couple times to share our work and what we have been doing since our participation in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative.

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The international news channel Chinese Global Television Network visited us to talk about our plans and activities in the Mixtec Region of Oaxaca.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about how Oaxacanita chocolate works with marginalized and proudly indigenous communities of the Mixteca Oaxaqueña through the production of artisanal chocolate.