peru is a country that s historically driven men mad, mad for gold, for coca, for its magical, ancient history. but now, there s something else drawing outsiders to its hidden mountain valleys. we love this stuff. we obsess about it, gorge on it, and fetishize it. i m talking about chocolate. once a common treat, it s now becoming as nuanced as fine wine, making the pursuit of the raw, good stuff all the more difficult. i m joining that hunt in remotest peru, but not before i ve re-immersed myself in the booming lima food scene. i took a walk through this beautiful world. felt the cool rain on my shoulder. found something good in this beautiful world. i m in peru with this guy, eric ripert. the guy was looking at us. he went into the tree. that s funny. chef of the world-famous restaurant, le bernardin, in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate. so that s why we re in peru. but before we get all indiana jones, we re spending so
[ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: anthony. francisco: anthony. eric: he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants. anthony: mm-hmm. eric: and for us. anthony: okay. francisco: okay. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: it s a meteor stone. anthony: wow. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: he s cleaning. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: all the negative, uh, vibrations . [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: close your eyes.
the shamans are really well respected in the peru region. they cure everything, do ceremonies. good? yes. our journey continues by road as we leave chiclayo and head east toward the andes. originally two hours north from here. you have the indians welcome you with blow darts. yeah. before we get too deep into the mountains, we re stopping off to meet our shaman. [ speaking foreign language ] anthony, he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants and for us. okay. [ speaking foreign language ] it s a meteor stone. [ speaking foreign language ]. he s cleaning. all the negative vibrations.
[ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: anthony. francisco: anthony. eric: he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants. anthony: mm-hmm. eric: and for us. anthony: okay. francisco: okay. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: it s a meteor stone. anthony: wow. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: he s cleaning. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: all the negative, uh, vibrations. [ francisco speaking spanish ]fç eric: close your eyes. he cleaned you and he wish you a lot of success.
shaman. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: anthony. francisco: anthony. eric: he s going to teach us how to do the bath for the plants. anthony: mm-hmm. eric: and for us. anthony: okay. francisco: okay. [ eric speaking spanish ] [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: it s a meteor stone. anthony: wow. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: he s cleaning. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: all the negative, uh, vibrations. [ francisco speaking spanish ] eric: close your eyes.