A woman holds up pork ribs as she poses for a photo during the Chicharron festival in Santa Domingo December 11, 2009. Hundreds of residents attend the annual 3-day festival in the Villa Mella area to celebrate chicarron, a dish made with fried pork. During the festival, a pound of fresh pork costs about $5.
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIFESTYLE FOOD SOCIETY)