Ceremonial Cacao Specialist / Café Barista

Responsibilities

• Prepare ceremonial cacao drinks using single-origin Oaxacan or Guatemalan ceremonial-grade cacao
• Execute traditional cacao preparation — ground cacao, water, chili, honey, intention
• Prepare accompanying wellness beverages — mushroom elixirs, blue spirulina lattes, reishi teas
• Educate guests on cacao's Mesoamerican history and ceremonial significance
• Support cacao ceremony facilitation alongside workshop leaders
• Maintain café beverage menu alongside ceremonial program

Requirements

• Knowledge of ceremonial cacao preparation and cultural context
• Genuine interest in cacao culture and pre-Columbian food traditions
• Communication skills for guest education
• English

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• On-site accommodation
• Organic staff meals
• Tips

Work environment

Wellness café or cacao ceremony space. Tulum's cacao ceremony market is a significant segment of its wellness tourism — ceremonial cacao is consumed in ritual morning circles throughout the destination.

About the role

The oldest beverage in the Americas as your daily craft. Ceremonial cacao predates coffee as a morning ritual by millennia. Preparing it in Tulum — with the jungle behind you, an international group of wellness travelers gathered in circle — is one of the most culturally specific barista roles in existence.