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ok, i know it's really called "cloud gate," but everybody just calls it "the bean." but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. 'cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, they're right here in chi town. that's right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and they've brought their amazing culture with them. i'm talking food from michoacán and salsa from san ...

but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. 'cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, they're right here in chi town. that's right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and they've brought their amazing culture with them. i'm talking food from michoacán and salsa from san juan. waves of latinos came to america's heartland and they worked in its factories,...

- oh, it's cold. it's cold. so this is called a cenote. it's a natural sinkhole. it's 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's let it burn a little bit more, and... - more? - we grind. - i'm eva longoria, born and bred i...

it's 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's let it burn a little bit more, and... - more? - we grind. - i'm eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. i'm exploring mexi...

♪ for a holiday ♪ >> jesse: acapulco. and booked trips to santa monaco. and mexico was forced to start selling itself at discount. went to catering to the rich and famous to hosting spring break. >> dude, there is going to be chicks walking around in bikinis i don't know how we are going to pull it off. it's going to be insane. ♪ ♪ >> jesse: spring break in mexico become the biggest event of the year. at least 30,000 college kids fly in march and april and go all out. every parent, especially every parent of daughters, when they hear hey, dad, a bunch of us are going to go to...