— how the asteroid Chicxulub killed the dinosaurs but gave Native Americans 6,000 freshwater lakes;
— why the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza is called the Mayan stone calendar;
— why designer Eduardo Neira “planted” the flower of life on the roof of the dome of his art center;
— what smoked chili, coffee-bean-roasted suckling pig, or earthy Indian oven risotto tastes like.