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South America kept making the landscape part of every meal. Between Buenos Aires, Santiago and Peru's high valleys, I found markets, restaurants and road trips shaped by coast, mountains and altitude.

Mater Elevations at Central Restaurant, Peru
Featured Story Mater Elevations at Central Restaurant, Peru

The star of an episode of Chef's Table gently scoops up bright green algae balls from the swamp. Virgilio Martinez, 39 years old is owner and head chef at Central, the number 5 restaurant in the world. He scoops up the algae in one hand and picks through the balls for a perfectly shaped bright green sphere. And it, along with a dozen after carefully hand picked balls will appear on one of the 17 courses on the menu at Central.

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