Visiting ChocoMuseo

About ChocoMuseo

A small chocolate museum and shop that runs bean-to-bar workshops, where you roast and grind cacao, make a Mayan-style cacao drink and mould your own bars. It is a practical rainy-afternoon activity for families and explains cacao's role in Maya culture.

Tip: Book the hands-on workshop rather than just the free exhibit; children enjoy taking home the bars they made.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 2 hours for a workshop.
• Cost: Mid-priced.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Centro around Parque Central, the main square, cathedral and arcaded colonial palaces at the centre of the grid.

Best time to visit ChocoMuseo

ChocoMuseo is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• September: 24°C (75°F) highs, about 21 rainy days, quiet crowds.
• June: 25°C (77°F) highs, about 20 rainy days, quiet crowds.
• August: 24°C (75°F) highs, about 19 rainy days, moderate crowds.

When to visit Antigua has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

ChocoMuseo is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Parque Central and Antigua Cathedral.

• No. 13 of the 14 sights in our Antigua things-to-do list.
• Day 5 of the 5-day plan.
• A family favourite in Antigua with kids.

Near ChocoMuseo

Also in Centro around Parque Central, so you can walk between them:

• Casa del Tejido Antiguo — 45 minutes, low cost
• Casa Santo Domingo — 1.5–2 hours, low cost
• Antigua Cathedral — 45 minutes, low cost

If you like ChocoMuseo

• Finca Filadelfia coffee tour — San Felipe de Jesús, 2–3 hours

Staying near ChocoMuseo

Stay in Centro around Parque Central ($$$) to walk here: the main square, cathedral and arcaded colonial palaces at the centre of the grid. All areas to stay in Antigua.

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