Happy Halloween! Here in Ecuador, Halloween is not a huge holiday, because they have Día de los Muertos instead. In fact, whether to celebrate Halloween here is highly contested. In my bakery class this week we made “guaguas de pan” which is the direct translation of Ecuador’s indigenous language to “bread babies.” They are decorated and often have a filling of berry jelly or chocolate. You eat it with a hot, fruity and spiced drink called “colada morada,” seen in the second picture in the upper left. These two foods are only made and sold the month of October. They are enjoyed by children and family but are traditionally brought as offerings in cemeteries. Tomorrow I am leaving a four day home-stay in the indigenous community of San Clemente. I will spend this holiday with them and learn some of their customs! 
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