Avocados were first cultivated in Central America, as early as 7,000 BC. The exact country and area of origin is still debated.[5] From there, the avocado made its way north to Mexico, where the Aztecs turned the fruit into guacamole as early as the 1300s.[6] Aztecs made Guacamole dip by at least the 16th century.[2] A Spanish-English pronunciation guide from 1900 lists guacamole as a "salad of alligator pear".[7]