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Certified Organic and Free of Heavy Metals
Certified Organic and Free of Heavy Metals

Welcome to Cacao Junajpu

(pronounced: Hoon-ah-pooh)

Rooted in the heart of Guatemala and carried through Maya lineage, Junajpu carries the living spirit and alchemy of Maya cacao—hand-crafted, organic, and alive with ancestral magic. A truly unique and delicious ancient recipe that will awaken the senses and open the heart: a perfect balance of flavor, vitality, and ceremony.

Crafted with Intention, Blessed with Reverence

Each micro-batch of Cacao Junajpu is consciously crafted and ceremonially blessed here in our shop in Antigua, Guatemala. We use an ancestral whole-bean cacao method and blend it with a magical alchemy of Maya spices, flowers, rare native vanilla beans, and deeply grounding panela.

Our cacao is sourced in limited quantities—as nature provides—directly from our Maya farming partners.
Every step, from harvest to blessing, honors the Earth, the farmers, and the ancient tradition that moves through this work.

Taste the origin. Taste the Magic.

CULTIVATED IN VOLCANIC SOIL

BLESSED BY THE SACRED MAYA CALENDAR 

CARRYING FORWARD 5000 YEARS OF TRADITION

Our Pledge and Commitment

Each batch is made by us at the source with love, balance, and respect;
for the earth, for each other, and for the future. 

Mayan woman in cornfield

SUSTAINABILITY AND RECIPROCITY

Regenerative cacao farming that supports conservation. Direct trade with farmers who share our values. Our cacao honors the earth and the people who cultivate it.

cacao grindstone

TASTE AND TERROIR

Ground on volcanic stone, hand-mixed with ancestral spices. No chemicals, no fillers, no industrial processing. Just pure cacao as nature provides.  Our ancestral process creates naturally sweeter, less bitter cacao.

mayan codice Madrid

MADE ACCORDING TO THE MAYA CHOLQ'IJ CALENDAR

We weave the unique energy of each day from the Maya Sacred Calendar
into our cacao. It carries not just exquisite flavor, but the living
frequency of each day's sacred purpose.

Logo of the International Chocolate Awards with a cocoa bean illustration on a white background.

AWARD-WINNING TRADITION

Gold & Silver for our cacao at the International Chocolate Awards. 

Cacao Carries the Memory of the Earth where it was Grown

JUNAJPU IS THAT LEGACY

comments we've received

"The medicine is moving like liquid rivers of Love around the world, being received with such reverence and gratitude.  We would love to order 3 boxes a week."                             

– SS

"It is so delicious and unique, I ordered 8 bags of it at a time and it comes straight from the woman who makes it in Guatemala with so much love and care."

– ChaiChai Love

"Junajpu creates chocolate that makes every morning a moment of intention for me.
The Mayan Spice Cacao is a hug at sunrise, peace amid chaos, and a spark of energy in the midst of lethargy."

– Giulianna G

“To me, it’s perfection. It’s
sacred and beautiful and handled with love and intention. I love Cacao Junajpu and will share it far and wide with those I love as a coming home to the heart..”

– K J

"Since I opened the bar, I've been completely absorbed by it, both mentally and sensually. And I'm also so humbled somehow that I don't dare eat any more of it." (Cacao Junajpu Alquimia bar)

– Carina

“Your cacao is not only the best cacao I have ever tasted, it is also the most beautifully energetically infused cacao as well. It truly is magical...I'm very grateful to have found you online."   

– Siobhan S