Market Stall · Chicken & Rice Soup
Locro Camba
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'Camba' is the everyday name for people from Santa Cruz and the eastern lowlands, so 'locro camba' simply means lowland-style locro.
Chicken or beef simmers with rice, plantain and squash into a light, brothy soup, garnished with avocado and cilantro. Santa Cruz market stalls serve it as a mid-morning meal.
Why it's made this way: The dish's rice-and-plantain base and avocado garnish reflect Santa Cruz's tropical lowland pantry, distinct from the potato-and-chuño soups of the Altiplano.
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