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Cacao beans being dried in the mountains of the Dominican.

This is only one step in the long process of men and women turning cacao beans to hot chocolate for money to support their families.

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Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Dominican Republic
Copyright: © Alison Ruddy