How did Christopher Columbus find the Cocoa bean?

Question

I'm not 110% sure he did but my friend needs the answer.

:)

All answers will be gratefully appreciated.... Except for really dumb ones.

Answer 1

Interesting question, and it turns out that the culture of the cocoa bean has a long and interesting history. For the part about Columbus (who didn't "discover" the cocoa bean any more than he "discovered" the Americas):

1502 - Columbus encountered a great Mayan trading canoe in Guanaja carrying cocoa beans as cargo.

But there's much more; read about it here:

http://inventors.about.com/library/inven...

and also:

http://www.cocoatree.org/frombeantobar/t...

http://www.karachocolates.com/chochist.h...

Hope that helps! :)

Answer 2

like how i found this question

accedently and not worth my time :)

---Much Love---

Answer 3

Well he explored south America. When you look around the jungle you see plants. It's called the Columbian exchange.

Answer 4

I believe he had  a drink made form it and the mayans showed it to him.

look @ http://www.hhhh.org/cloister/chocolate/h...