L.A. Weekly's Tacolandia 2016 Is Taco Heaven on Earth


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On Saturday, June 11, Tacolandia rolled through L.A. for its fourth time, bringing with it tacos from 140 vendors from Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Baja California. It was the most taco samples ever offered at this event. This tacopalooza, held at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, was curated by Mexican food expert and tacorazzo Bill Esparza, 

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