Secondly, to make the empanadas, add a tablespoon of oil, salt and drops of lemon to taste to the dough, the latter to give it a crispness. Later, balls are made with the dough, then the dough is placed on a kitchen plastic to thin it with a roller; when it is already flat, add the stew in the center and fold it in half. When it is compact, the empanada is shaped by cutting it with a small cup. Afterwards, the oil is heated over low heat for 15 minutes, when it is ready, the empanadas are carefully introduced and turned constantly. If the oil is too hot, the empanadas can inflate and burst. Another important recommendation is that the empanadas are completely covered by the oil. 

Finally, there is no empanada without chili. To do it, chop the cilantro, the chili, and the long onion. A spoon of oil and salt to taste are added. It is stirred and ready.

I am really happy to write to you, last week I was in la Guajira, it is a magical place. I enjoyed every moment there. On Wednesday, I was landing in Riohacha’s airport at 1:00 pm, I had lunch there in Riohacha and I spent the whole day around. At 3:00 pm I was eating friche in the main park, it is delicious. Then around 3:30 pm I was walking around to know the place and buying some souvenirs, at almost 7:00 pm that day I was doing the check-in in the hotel, it is a wonderful hotel, with a swimming pool and excellent service. On Thursday I was waking up really early, I was very excited because I was going to travel to Cabo de la Vela, it is around 3 hours from Riohacha by bus. There in Cabo de la Vela, the landscapes are really beautiful, I stopped for a minute, and I was drinking a delicious juice in a Rancheria in front of the sea. Then I continued walking and I stopped again in the Arcoiris beach, an amazing place full of sand colors and very calm. Finally, I went to Ojo del Agua beach, where I was enjoying of calm and crystal waters to swim, after that, I went to sleep in a Rancheria, it is a real and a marvelous experience. On Friday the last day of my traveling, I was visiting El Faro, the most tourist place in Cabo de la Vela and I was running because I also wanted to visit Punta Gallinas, before coming back and I did it. There in Punta Gallinas I was visiting The Taroa Dunes where is amazing to see the sand mountains and at the end of those mountains, there is the gorgeous sea. On Saturday I was coming back to Cali, were 3 amazing days full of moments and experiences very hard to forget.

I can’t wait to take you there with me dear mum. 
Hugs.