[2] During colonial times, a number of slaves were imported to the village from Africa to increase cocoa production on said haciendas.

[1][2] On May 3 and 4, 2020, Chuao was one of the sites of Operation Gideon, where a small group contracted by an American mercenary company Silvercorp USA headed by Jordan Goudreau allegedly attempted to invade Venezuela via sea to capture Nicolás Maduro and remove him from power.

[1] Chuao is home to a number of cocoa plantations, dating back to 1591,[2][3] which grow Criollo and hybrid varieties of cacao.

[citation needed] Chuao beans are regarded as being high in quality and, as a result, very expensive, fetching between 9 and 13 US dollars per kilogram.

[1][3][2] The cooperative has sold their beans to a number of foreign firms, such as Valrhona and Amedei,[1] before forming an exclusive partnership with Tisano, a Venezuelan partner, in 2014.

[6] The cooperative has benefitted largely from an increased global appetite for high-quality chocolate in recent years,[1] which has helped its members earn a high standard of living.

[1] Central Venezuela is home to a unique tradition regarding the Corpus Christi celebration, in which young men and children partake in Los Diablos Danzantes, which depicts masked devils surrendering to a church official.