We are Maura & Elizabet Sacach, Kaqchikel Maya sisters and co-founders of Maya Moon Cacao. We were born and raised in San Marcos La Laguna, on the shores of Lake Atitlán in the highlands of Guatemala. We created Maya Moon to share a living cacao tradition with care and to honor the hands, stories, and land behind every cup. 

Maura Sacach Co-founder (U.S. based)
Maura leads our e-commerce, partnerships, and community events bringing Maya Moon’s living tradition to new audiences. She shapes brand storytelling and customer experience across channels and guides wholesale onboarding and logistics. Her focus is growth that stays true to our fair-trade, women-led values.

Elizabet “Lisa” Co-founder (San Marcos La Laguna)
Lisa runs our artisanal workshop affectionately called “Mama Cacao.” She guides roasting over ancestral fire, hand-peeling, and stone-grinding, mentoring the team in quality and small-batch consistency. Lisa coordinates production and packaging and keeps.

Our mission is to provide dignified work for Indigenous women especially single mothers in San Marcos La Laguna, and to build fair-trade partnerships with the farming families who grow our cacao. 

MAYA MOON CACAO brings you more than just a delicious “cacao drink” - it's the Nectar of the Gods! We offer you our cultural heritage, our ancestral traditions, and a true superfood and medicine for the heart. We encourage you to sit with your cacao, ceremonially. There is only one other ingredient added to our cacao during its preparation, and that is …so much love! 🤍 

Our seeds cacao, Farmers Family

We partner directly with 195 Q’eqchi’ farming families in Cahabón, Alta Verapaz guardians of native cacao who tend each tree with love and protect biodiversity for future generations. Beans are carefully fermented and sun-dried to preserve their natural properties and deep, ancestral flavor. From Cahabón, the cacao travels nearly 14 hours across Guatemala’s mountain roads to our women-led workshop in San Marcos La Laguna an ancestral bridge between Q’eqchi’ and Kaqchikel communities. Fair partnerships and  help sustain families and living knowledge.

Women-led craft in San Marcos La Laguna

Back in our village, indigenous women artisans roast over ancestral fire, hand-peel, and stone-grind the beans. Every batch is intentional, small-scale, and made with the same patience our mothers taught us. It’s real, human craft you can taste in your cup

The Cacao Journey we honor

Gift of Ixcacao  a sacred plant spirit, gentle heart medicine.

Guardians of the Seed  families caring for native cacao.

Harvest of Love  hand-picked in rhythm with the forest.

Fair-Trade Craft  fermented & sun-dried to protect natural goodness.

Women-Led Production  roasted and stone-ground in small batches.

Your Sacred Cup  whisk to awaken the spirit, whisper “Maltyox” (thank you), and sip slowly.

What we stand for

Single-Origin & Traceable  know where your cacao comes from.

Fair-Trade & Dignified Work  your purchase supports women and youth in San Marcos La Laguna.

Women-Led & Small-Batch real hands, real time, real quality.

Respect for Culture  sharing a living tradition with humility and care.

Thoughtful Packaging recyclable/reusable options where possible.

Begin your ritual

Warm your cup. Whisk until a soft foam forms movement awakens the spirit of cacao. Hold your cup close, say “Maltyox,” and drink with presence. May your ritual nourish body, heart, and earth.