After extensive investigation and exploration in Latin America in the pre-Google days they became aware not only of colonial centers in Latin America, but also of colonial trade routes, primarily the Acapulco/Manila galleon trade route that operated between Acapulco Bay and Manila Bay from 1585 to 1820 with once a year round trip voyages. They then began to explore these trade routes which took them to Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese colonies that existed in Asia and realized the influence of these colonies had on the Americas and began finding colonial pieces with an Asian influence.