The Power of Chocolate



Saturday & Sunday

February 14 & 15, 2009



The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) celebrates one of the world's most beloved foods—chocolate. To the Maya and Aztec peoples, Theobroma cacao, as its Latin name indicates, was a "food of the gods." These programs present a rare opportunity for museum visitors to explore chocolate's culture, history, and place in contemporary society.





The 2009 Power of Chocolate… Continue

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – From the live snakes that smugglers stuff with packets of cocaine to the white tigers drug lords keep as exotic pets, rare animals are being increasingly sucked into Mexico's deadly narcotics trade.



Drug gang leaders like to show off rarities like sea turtle skin boots and build ostentatious private zoos at their mansions.



They also reap additional profits by sharing routes with animal traffickers who cram humming birds into cigarette packs and baby… Continue

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