Villavicencio: A trip to the countryside
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So I don't update this for a while, because of the college tests and, also, because a lack of inspiration. I stopped making updates of Casteñola for the moment (maybe in the future I return... who knows... 
) Now I'm a bit inspired again, let's go!!
... A cold winter morning, cruising through the vast plateau at Northern New Iberia, we are looking for a little town...
As we exit the motorway, we pass near a small factory, where some Iberian pork delicacies are made: Chorizo, Lomo and Iberian ham, well-known all over the world! This means we are near our destination...
Eventually we arrive to our destination:
Villavicencio -not to mistake with the actual Villavicencio in Colombia- is a small town (ca. 45.000 inhabitants) at the south of the province of Arciniega (North New Iberia). For centuries, this town has lived of agriculture and livestock, but recently tourism has been an important source of income of the town, for those people that -usually for a weekend- want to leave the bustling city to enjoy a calm place and the regional gastronomy.
It's time for lunch now. We are in Calle del Arrabal, where we can find El Trigal restaurant, one of the most popular places to eat in town, where traditional dishes meet modern cuisine.
Roasted lamb, Iberian potato tortilla and Huevos rotos ("broken eggs" literally) with Jamón -pictured below- are the most popular dishes in here. To drink, we suggest one of the many red wines of the region.
After lunch, clouds have almost disappeared and the sun shines over Villavicencio. Here is a mosaic of one of the many narrow pedestrian streets that lead to the Plaza Mayor. (sorry for the weird house glitch in the bottom... 
)
The Plaza Mayor (Main Square) of Villavicencio was built in the XVIth century, and it is a perfect example of a typical main square in the North of Nueva Iberia, with its particular architecture of arched houses. We can find the Villavicencio city hall in the square aswell (in the left side, the middle building).
Hope you liked this update!! Don't forget to comment and rate!!
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