Chocolate power.

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Some of the world's most unusual chocolate entrepreneurs tire on an island in the Napo River in Ecuador's Amazon rain forest. For the Quichua [KEE-choo-ah) people, cacao has always been a treat--the pulp is a tart candy and the beans make great hot chocolate. The beans were also a commodity--sold for about 20 cents a pound and shipped worldwide to be turned into mass-produced chocolate. But the Quichua grew tired of making a meager Living from so highly valued a product. With the help of volunteers from the U.S., they began creating their own chocolate. Now, their Kallari bars (above) are being sold throughout the U.S., setting for as much as $5.99 apiece at Whole Foods.