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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...

Made from a combination of spices. they come in lots of different flavors and are used everywhere here, but youll struggle to find el recado outside yucatán. - no. no. - no? - just here. - why? thats so weird. - thats weird. [laughter] - because it feels like such a good idea. - yeah. - like, to do a paste on chicken and fish and pork. - yeah. - is this their family recipe? - [speaking spanish] - [speaking spanish] - for generations, don enriques family have been recado alchemists. - uh-huh.

- el recado is a colored paste made from a combination of spices. they come in lots of different flavors and are used everywhere here, but youll struggle to find el recado outside yucatán. - no. no. - no? - just here. - why? thats so weird. - thats weird. [laughter] - because it feels like such a good idea. - yeah. - like, to do a paste on chicken and fish and pork. - yeah. - is this their family recipe? - [speaking spanish] - [speaking spanish] - for generations, don enriques family have been ...

- el recado is a colored paste made from a combination of spices. they come in lots of different flavors and are used everywhere here, but youll struggle to find el recado outside yucatán. - no. no. - no? - just here. - why? thats so weird. - thats weird. [laughter] - because it feels like such a good idea. - yeah. - like, to do a paste on chicken and fish and pork. - yeah. - is this their family recipe? - [speaking spanish] - [speaking spanish] - for generations, don enriques family have been ...

What is el recado? ive never heard that word until i got to the yucatán. - el recado is a colored paste made from a combination of spices. they come in lots of different flavors and are used everywhere here, but youll struggle to find el recado outside yucatán. - no. no. - no? - just here. - why? thats so weird. - thats weird. [laughter] - because it feels like such a good idea. - yeah. - like, to do a paste on chicken and fish and pork. - yeah. - is this their family recipe? - [speaking spani...