El Paso - The great passage
In the previous chapter, we kicked off our journey by diving into the vast, beautiful eastern plains of Colombia known as los llanos . For easier representation, I will be using the term llanos in the blog. It refers to the plains. This region is mostly lush, wet grassland, and because of that, cattle ranching has become a huge part of the local culture, woven into everything they do. Comida Llanera You can see this influence everywhere—in their music, their dances, and especially in the food. It is ironic, though, the comida llanera (food of the plains) is all about meat, even with so many fantastic vegetables and grains around! Honestly, finding great vegetarian food has always been my biggest challenge and complaint while exploring the plains. Typical food from the plains Restrepo, Meta Anyway, back to Restrepo! This town is our starting point for all the adventures we will have here. Sticking to the local custom, signified in the song Ay, sí, sí , ‘y a las seis de la mañana...
