Nachos were invented in 1943 in Piedras Negras, Mexico, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. A maître d' named Ignacio Anaya made them for a group of women whose husbands were officers at the nearby US Army base. He could not find the cook, so he cut fried tortillas into triangles, topped them with shredded cheese and sliced jalapeños and heated them. The dish spread across Texas and the Southwest, and its name came from Anaya's nickname. Later, a cheese-sauce version became popular at baseball games in the 1970s.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.