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Better get right with the spirit world. >> oh, geez. >> >> shaman juice thrown around, bury the purified soil, and there you go, chocolate mag nates. well, good luck, dude, to a good harvest. >> done deal. you must be garths father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actually use, you never miss the fun. beard growing c...

Sausages. >> which would be nice to throw in with stew. >> onion, peppers, a little bit of cho rizzo and spice. >> and potatoes? were kind of moving into the spanish and whats it called? >> and we can use shrimp from the guy. shrimp and chicken works. >> that sounds like a plan. [ speaking foreign language ] he has 24? >> yeah. >> successful. >> yes. so far. wait until we arrive there. its going to be interesting. >> dont be a downer, man. im optimistic. we arrive at the village where the fabled...

Sausages. >> which would be nice to throw in with stew. >> onion, peppers, a little bit of cho rizzo and spice. >> and potatoes? were kind of moving into the spanish and whats it called? >> and we can use shrimp from the guy. shrimp and chicken works. >> that sounds like a plan. [ speaking foreign language ] he has 24? >> yeah. >> successful. >> yes. so far. wait until we arrive there. its going to be interesting. >> dont be a downer, man. im optimistic. we arrive at the village where the fabled...

Just because of political situations. >> there was this stuff, the special chocolate. >> yeah. >> which pretty much what were here to look at. >> yes. absolutely. >> where it comes from, whats involved. >> eric ate some of chriss chocolate and heard about these wild cacao trees that he was sourcing from in peru, and prompt by got me involved in this designer chocolate bar business. >> im a rather famous guy and i never cared about desserts. you on the other hand, eat chocolate everyday? >> every...

Eric and i are heading to the canyon, eight hours by car from chiclayo, well into the andean highlands. ♪ on the way, we stop for lunch and meet up with this guy. [ speaking foreign language ] >> chris curtin, master chocolateer and business partner in this knuckleheaded adventure. >> one of lifes joys. meeting in a peruvian market. so, basically a hen soup. thats good. where in the world does chocolate come from? >> well, 45% from ivory coast in africa. we dont deal in those beans just becaus...

Shamanic obligations. >> guys, you have to get out. the guy is coming with his bike, and he doesnt care. >> a bridge, a bundle of eucalyptus leaves, a badly working lighter, got to get right. >> it smells like ganja. do you have a lighter? >> we need to burn this stuff and pass it around our bodies three times. >> got something. >> oh, too moist. oh, you got it, man. >> okay. >> smoking. >> thats smoking. im going to get it. hold on. now ive got it. >> lets do it. >> okay. >> thats coming. i got...

>> im in peru with this guy, eric rupert. >> he was looking at this, he went into the tree. >> thats funny. >> chef of the world famous restaurant le better ardier in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate, the very expensive limited run designer chocolate bar business, that eric got me into last year. so thats why were in peru. before we get all indiana jones, were spending some time in lima, as we like the capital city just fine. we have both of us, from pr...