Living with a MEXICAN FAMILY in MEXICO 🇲🇽
I spend the day with a Mexican family outside the capital city in the State of Mexico. They show me how to prepare Cochinita Pibil, alongside the popular drinks of Agua de Jamaica and Horchata
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