Natilla is a typical Christmas dessert in Colombia. It’s made with milk, raw cane sugar, and cinnamon, and cornstarch gives it a firm texture. This makes it similar to both flan, a Spanish pudding, ...

Max Morel-Sepulveda, left, hands out food, toys and other necessities on a previous trip to Cartagena. Max Morel-Sepulveda has dared to venture into the barrios of Colombia in recent years to help the ...

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