Chocolates have been around since the time when Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered it as he was looking for a shortcut to India, got lost and ended up in the New World where it is now called as the Americas. The ancient Aztecs have been consuming chocolates as a beverage for quite a long time before Columbus' discovery. You have to consider that chocolates in the ancient times were highly regarded and are considered to be a sacred drink. In fact, only the elite in the ancient Aztec's society can afford to buy chocolates. Also, chocolates were even used as part of the ancient Aztec's monetary system and used it to purchase their gold.