LCA-GASTRONOMY-CHOCOLATE

A plantation worker displays a cut and ripened cocoa pod which contains some thirty to forty cocoa beans, fresh off a cocoa tree at the Fond Doux resort and plantation, on the grounds of a 19th century French colonial resort in Soufriere, Saint Lucia, on September 17, 2014. Across the Caribbean the cocoa industry, with roots tied to its colonial history, is being revitalized to help economies where the once dominant banana and sugar industries have all but been destroyed by free trade. On the island of Saint Lucia one can find chocolate-themed hotels, plantation tours, and even and annual Chocolate Festival to promote its cacao crop, which dates back to the 1700's. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)