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- oh, its cold. its cold. so this is called a cenote. its a natural sinkhole. its very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - let...

its very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - lets let it burn a little bit more, and... - more? - we grind. - im eva longoria,...

its very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - lets let it burn a little bit more, and... - more? - we grind. - im eva longoria,...

they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - lets let it burn a little bit more, and... - more? - we grind. - im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-americ...

- oh, its cold. its cold. so this is called a cenote. its a natural sinkhole. its very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - let...

so this is called a cenote. its a natural sinkhole. its very unique to the yucatán peninsula. they were very sacred to the mayans. they believed that this was a passage to the underworld. ♪ ♪ the maya define the culture of yucatán. as one of the great civilizations in central america, their influence is everywhere. this is huge! their dna runs through every local dish. - [speaking spanish] - and their ancient ways are still a source of inspiration. - lets let it burn a little bit...

Where cochinita pibil is transformed into fine dining. its run by luis ronzón, one of the regions most exciting chefs, who makes his cochinita pibil using both ancient and modern techniques. hello! - hello. how you doing? - good. soy eva. - mucho gusto nice meeting you. - nice to meet you. - welcome. - thank you. im excited. ive heard amazing things about your restaurant. luis starts by cooking the pork the traditional mayan way: outdoors. - this pig is a descendant of the same breed that the s...

- the big reveal. - yes. yeah. - [gasps] oh, wow. can i take the banana leaf off? - yeah, please. - look at this! [gasps] look at that. look at the juice. oh, my god. its just, like, falling off! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. well, i need more now. i mean, you can taste the comino, the clove. that sour orange really is-- - yeah. sour orange and the spices, no? wow. - mm-hmm. mmm! - my mouth is watering now. - watching me? - yeah. - [chuckles] - so i wanted you to try, like, the normal way. - mm-hmm....

Mmm. im going to the award-winning restaurant, ixiim, where cochinita pibil is transformed into fine dining. its run by luis ronzón, one of the regions most exciting chefs, who makes his cochinita pibil using both ancient and modern techniques. hello! - hello. how you doing? - good. soy eva. - mucho gusto nice meeting you. - nice to meet you. - welcome. - thank you. im excited. ive heard amazing things about your restaurant. luis starts by cooking the pork the traditional mayan way: outdoors. -...

I mean, if you could smell this right now, youd be yelling for it too. - so this one, we buried yesterday. - the big reveal. - yes. yeah. - [gasps] oh, wow. can i take the banana leaf off? - yeah, please. - look at this! [gasps] look at that. look at the juice. oh, my god. its just, like, falling off! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. well, i need more now. i mean, you can taste the comino, the clove. that sour orange really is-- - yeah. sour orange and the spices, no? wow. - mm-hmm. mmm! - my mouth is ...