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Do: The Canyon Road Farolito Walk on Christmas Eve is a longtime Santa Fe tradition, where thousands stroll the artsy thoroughfare to check out the lights.

On Saturday, we sat in silence at our favorite Mexican spot, El Farolito, and together ate the saddest Mission burrito in California history.

The book’s images are from painter and pop-culture muralist Moises Salcedo — who goes by El Moisés — and provide a splashy visual tour of winter holiday traditions in northern New Mexico, from handcrafted “farolito” candle lights to steaming “pozole” stew and an adventure that touches upon the three wise men.

Spreading the word of traditional mezcal helps Oaxaca, Torrentera adds, which is why he’s now bottling his own mezcal under the brand name Farolito.

So that evening he’ll board the Amtrak Surfliner with six bottles of Farolito tepextate in his suitcase, and tomorrow he’ll pour his mezcal at Mexico in a Bottle, a tasting event in San Diego, where he’ll continue to spread the gospel of traditional mezcal.