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The Food of La Guajira
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The Food of La Guajira

Typical recipes to seek out across this under-recognized region of northern Colombia.

Nicholas Gill
Jan 10, 2023
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Dilia Figueroa grinding corúa palm nuts to make chicharro in Juan y Medio. Photo: Nicholas Gill.

La Guajira in the far northeastern tip of Colombia, an arid peninsula that straddles the border with Venezuela, might be home to one of Latin America’s richest yet least explored cuisines. The landscape shifts from arid desert in the north to the foothills of…

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