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And there are artists whom Sandoval never met, including Colombian Álvaro Barrios, who crafted a homoerotic zine called “Coquito” out of photos harvested from the sports pages.

This might be a good occasion to whip up a batch of eggnog or coquito!

I got to know the Dominican mofongo; the Cuban ropa vieja, the Puerto Rican coquito, and I listened to the plenas, the son, the salsa, the merengue and the bachata, and I understood that although we have many things in common, we Latin Americans and Latinas/os have many different customs, traditions, flavors, accents and languages.

She writes: "Speaking from experience, my family always had coquito in the house during the cold winter months, sharing this rich and decadent coconut-based rum drink with friends, family, and neighbors alike."

Coquito is a rum-based drink made with coconut and warming spices — and according to Reina Gascon-Lopez, it's Puerto Rico's "quintessential" holiday beverage.