Travel

One of my favorite things to do in a new country is to try its cuisine and specially local cuisine. Born and raised in Colombia, I have experience first hand that flavor change and even though a dish may look similar in the US my tastes buds will know that something is missing.

It is not until I was able to step into a favela that I understand why many textbooks refers to it as a crowded and dense community. Exactly seven days after I arrived, I visited a Favela, and not any favela, the most dangerous favela in Rio de Janeiro—Morro de Alemão.