Re: [CH] Chile origins

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At 08:46 PM 3/26/2001 +0000, Peter Moss wrote:

>The date of 1330 predates Columbus and adds to the mystery of
>chiles travels.  If chiles were in Africa in 1330 how did they
>get there?


I saw recently where tests on Egyptian mummies showed traces of cocaine 
alkaloids in the body tissues.

And anyone who is anyone knows the place of origin for Noah and the ark was 
Peru during the coastal upthrust around 12k years ago.  So my guess is 
someone whiffed the toot that was left and used the chile seed-stock in the 
stew.


carp

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