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Two women demonstrate how to make papusas.
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From left, Karen Colato and Gloria Chavez demonstrate how to make papusas. LatinA Flavor Café held a grand opening community celebration featuring pupusa-making demonstrations, complimentary aquas frescas, pupusas, and dessert samples inside the Anythink Wright Farms Library, Monday, September 8, 20

A woman is serving food at a buffet table with various dishes, including sandwiches, fruit, and desserts. The table is filled with an assortment of items, and the woman is wearing gloves while handling the food. The scene is set in a kitchen, and there are multiple cups and bowls placed around the table.
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Odila Colato prepares food samples at LatinA Café. LatinA Flavor Café held a grand opening community celebration featuring pupsa-making demonstrations, complimentary aquas frescas, pupusas, and desert samples inside the Anythink Wright Farms Library, Monday, September 8, 2025, in Thornton, Colorado. (Jeremy Sparig for CPR News)

Two women are standing behind a display case filled with various desserts. The display case contains a variety of cakes and other desserts, showcasing a diverse selection for customers to choose from.
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Melba Velazquez, left, and Odila Colato stand for a portrait next to the LatinA Flavor Café.

A man with a beard and mustache is wearing a shirt and tie. He is smiling and appears to be posing for a picture.
Enrique Orozco-Perez

Man in blue suit looking to the side in front of red curtain
Ernesto Sagás

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Placards explaining pupasas and detailing pupusa-making ingredients stand on a table.
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Placards explaining pupasas and detailing pupusa-making ingredients stand on a table at LatinA Café. LatinA Flavor Café held a grand opening community celebration featuring pupsa-making demonstrations, complimentary aquas frescas, pupusas, and desert samples inside the Anythink Wright Farms Library, Monday, September 8, 2025, in Thornton, Colorado. (Jeremy Sparig for CPR News)