A cantina is a bar on the finca that also sells groceries.
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Cantina Term Timeline in I, Rigoberta Menchú
The timeline below shows where the term Cantina appears in I, Rigoberta Menchú. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: First Visit to the Finca. Life in the Finca
The cantina (a bar where groceries are also sold) on the finca serves sweets and alcohol, which...
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Chapter 29: Fiestas and Indian Queens
...everyone drinks, including women, which is very rare. Rigoberta recalls her father going to a cantina and drinking so much that he spent all his money. Ladinos, as usual, use these...
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