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Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago: MSMN News

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Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago: MSMN News — image from Ars Technica
Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago: MSMN News — image from Ars Technica

"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.

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"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it. Msmn News is covering the story for readers as of Thursday, August 27, 2026, drawing on publicly reported developments associated with Ars Technica.

Key points available at the time of writing include: "We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it. These details were synthesised by MSMN News from the Ars Technica tip titled “Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago”.

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