René Serrano Rodriguez Blog

"Agua Perla is a Cacao community in the Chiapas Jungle on the banks of the Jataté River, at the foothills of Lacandona. I arrived there due to my enthusiasm for chocolate, stemming from my work as a laborer in a bakery-pastry shop. Thanks to a small course, I started a small artisanal chocolate brand, praline. To get there, you need to land at Tuxtla Airport and go to the town of Comitán. From there, take a series of shared taxis towards the town of Maravilla Tenejapa. Once almost on the border with Guatemala, you'll need to get to the limits of the population, where you'll have to proceed to the outskirts and hitchhike. You'll reach a bridge and need to hitchhike again to the next river, where you'll cross with the help of a little boat. Then, take another hitchhiking ride to the town of Agua Perla." "Many kilometers of dirt roads and river crossings to reach this beautiful place. The kindness of the people is incredible, as well as

After leaving my studies in Business Administration, I embarked on a six-year journey as an immigrant, engaging in various occupations such as mason, farmer, cleaning, and working in pastry and kitchen roles while pursuing my studies in Fine Arts in Belgium. Back in Mexico and passionate about chocolate, I launched a small brand of artisanal " Pralines Chocolate " in Morelia, which led to a visit to the cacao community of " Agua Perla " deep in the Lacandon Jungle. This inspired the creation of the artwork "Fruta de Cacao," which, in addition to its form and pigments, incorporates elements like "monitos" from the "Rosca de Reyes cake" aa tradition, from Belgium and later adopted in Spain and Mexico. The artwork: " Skull A" was a resin skull filled with four types of chocolates: "Smarties", "M&Ms", "Lunetas", and "bootleg Lunetas". Smarties, initially produced in England and can