Among all the varieties of cacao that the Earth has brought forth, there exists one almost legendary: the Criollo — ancient, delicate, and luminous. Born from the ancestral roots of the Amazon, Criollo blossomed in Mesoamerica, refined by the hands and hearts of the Mayan peoples. Gentle in taste, smooth and radiant, Criollo is ideal for ceremonial cacao — a pure expression of the living spirit of this sacred plant. Criollo is not only a rare cacao; it is a Master Plant, carr

The global cacao system, shaped by colonial structures, is beginning to crack. While profits concentrate at the top, grassroots communities and autonomous farmer collectives are cultivating a new paradigm — ethical, regenerative, rooted in land and sovereignty. Where the Earth leads, a different world begins to take root.

Dans cet entretien avec Sakara, Dominique Ziegler explore l’histoire cachée du cacao, entre mémoire coloniale, conscience et transformation. Il met aussi en lumière le rôle, longtemps occulté, de la Suisse - et de certaines familles helvétiques - dans les économies et les affaires coloniales liées au cacao, révélant ce que le théâtre peut encore rendre visible.

Journée Internationale de Protection de l’Amazonie, berceau du Cacao