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>> the city of chiclia lies about 400 miles northwest of lima. perus forth largest city with over a half a million people living there. its our next stop, the staging area for our trip to the mountains to find our cacao. chocolate. we know we like the stuff. how is it made? where does it come from? columbus was the first european to encounter cacao beans off the coast of honduras. hes said to have grabbed both crew and cargo and brought them back to spain. a few decades later a spanish conquista...

>> up next on booktv, henry louis gates talks about the 16th century to present day. this is about 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] six >> good evening. is it on? i couldnt tell. welcome to the atlanta history center. i am president and ceo of the history center. we are delighted you are here this evening. please join us on december 15, a couple nights from now in the 20th as we celebrate the season with two evenings of a new program we call holiday spirit. this is a new, interact...