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Latin American Cocoa: Fair Trade?
On March 19, 2024, the Latin American and Iberian Studies Department, in collaboration with UNAM Boston, and the Spanish Resource Center (Ministerio de Educación de España), hosted a screening of Michelle Aguilar’s award-winning documentary, El Cacao: The Challenge of Fair Trade, followed by a lecture by José López Ganem, Executive Director of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute. The event closed with on a tasty note of churros con chocolate.
![Cacao presentation](https://blogs.umb.edu/LAISnewsletter/files/2024/05/Jose-Lopez-b-3a3dbcc2fd2af38e.jpeg)