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Food is an important part of Guatemalan customs and culture. Three meals a day is the norm with the largest meal being lunch. Staple foods throughout the country include corn tortillas and tamales, black beans, rice, wheat bread and pasta. Guatemala is also popular for it wide variety of vegetables and exotic fruit.
Costa Ricans and Nicaraguans typically eat gallo pinto, a breakfast of rice and beans mixed with scrambled eggs and tortillas. The Guatemalan breakfast, known as desayuno Chapin, combines beans, eggs and tortillas with fresh fruit, local cheese and sautÃ©ed plantains.