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Men work the latex extracted from the chicozapote tree to prepare the base of gum used for organic chewing gum, in the jungle of Tres Garantias in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

Picture taken during the process of extracting latex from a chicozapote tree for making the base of gum used for organic chewing gum, in the jungle of Tres Garantias in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

The 'chiclero' Alfredo Rodriguez cooks the latex of the chicozapote tree to make the base of gum used for organic chewing gum, in the jungle of Tres Garantias in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

The 'chiclero' Alfredo Rodriguez works in the preparation of the base of gum used for organic chewing gum, in the jungle of Tres Garantias in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

The president of the cooperative Tres Garantias, Raymundo Terron, loads a pack of base of gum in a cellar in Tres Garantias, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

An employee works in the production line of the organic chewing gum at "Chicza" factory in Chetumal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 15, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

An employee works in the production line of the organic chewing gum at "Chicza" factory in Chetumal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 15, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

Employees work in the production line of the organic chewing gum at "Chicza" factory in Chetumal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 15, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images

The 'chiclero' Alfredo Rodriguez works in the process of extracting latex from a chicozapote tree for making the base of gum used for organic chewing gum, in the jungle of Tres Garantias in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on November 16, 2012. Small chewing gum producers are using old Mayan ways in the Yucatan rainforest to harvest the original "chicle", which is making a comeback thanks to growing demand for organic gum in Europe and Asia. Pedro PARDO/AFP/Getty Images