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Arepa- a delicacy from Latin America My friend from Latin America recommended this delicacy saying that this is the best you can try. It is a traditional dish of Colombian and Venezuelan cuisine , and is an important part of other Latin American gastronomy, such as Panama and Puerto Rican. Due to the return of a large number of emigrants from Venezuela to the Canary Islands, also in this part of the world, the arena has become a popular dish. Arepa is a type of small tortilla prepared from corn flour. Arepa is an addition to various dishes, like bread. In addition, it is often consumed without additives, the most common form being arepa stuffed with various ingredients. It is a very important ingredient of breakfast and dinner. Due to the single ingredient, which is maize flour, arepa is the equivalent of the Mexican and Panama tortillas. It resembles a tortilla made of thick corn flour. The picture shows typical arepas venezolanas , it means arepas from Venezuela: ...

La Tomatina is a festival celebrated in the Spanish town of Buñol , located in the province of Valencia , during which the participants throw tomatoes on each other and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.   The battle for tomatoes takes place on the last Wednesday of August, being the focal point of the week-long fiesta, which attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world every year. Annually about 30,000 people. Preparations for the battle begin well before the last Wednesday of August. Extracted tomatoes are ripe for plantations in the Extremadura region.  The start of Tomatina follows a cannon shot. From trucks, tomatoes are thrown out by pre-selected readers directly to participants playing between the streets of the center. The battle is about whipping each other with tomatoes. A loose dress is recommended, which is unlikely to be re-usable, and full and tied shoes that will hold firmly on your legs. The battle lasts...

Easter in Spain In Spain, Easter is celebrated very solemnly. The Spaniards celebrate in churches and on the streets of towns and villages and taking part in numerous processions. Holy Week is lived in Spain not only in the family circle, but together, in the society. Along the main streets, chairs are set, leaving a central place for the procession, so that even those who lack strength can participate in the events. For some, it is only a cultural spectacle, skilfully used to advertise the locality for tourism purposes, and for others it is primarily a proclamation about the death and resurrection of Jesus. The most spectacular processions of Holy Week take place in Valladolid and in the south of the country - in Seville , Malaga and Murcia . Dressed in historical costumes, members of brotherhoods carry a huge pasos , or platforms with figures depicting the Mother of God, Christ or passion scenes.