Zaculeu

48 hour slow-cooked pork, the chef’s maternal grandmother’s original recipe, served with corn tortillas from Huehuetenango, avocado, cilantro, and onion.

INSPIRACIÓN

Zaculeu, the capital of the Mam territory, was one of the last cities of the pre-Hispanic era. It was built on a plateau surrounded by deep cliffs and, according to Fuentes and Guzmán, it served as the fortress where King Kaibil Balam resisted the Spanish until he was forced to surrender in 1526, mainly due to hunger, when facing Gonzalo de Alvarado.