Post Script

I forgot to add to my Mexican food blog the fact that every morning, the Hilton Hotel had a chocolate fountain at its breakfast buffet. This is a tradition dating back centuries in Mayan culture. According to National Geographic News (July 2002), there is evidence that Mayans drank chocolate as early as 500 B.C. and did so at every meal.

The modern twist in Cancun was the large pink and white marshmallows that could be dipped into the fountain. The young children at the hotel thought they had died and gone to heaven. Even a few adults dipped their fresh fruit into this velvety river of brown.

Think of this when your child or grandchild wants a 'chocolate' breakfast and perhaps tell them the origin of this wonderful treat.