A painstaking study of an archaeology site in western Honduras showed just how far back the avocado has been farmed.

Honduran food is the primary draw at Perquín ... Braised meats, grilled meats, a lot of fruit.” But peel back and differences become starker: In Northern Honduras, for instance, an indigenous ...

But the Honduran site is exceptional because of how ... They were the only animals that could eat the fruit whole and pass the seed,” said VanDerwarker. Wild avocados originated in central ...