When you sit down at Marimbas Guatemalan Bakery & Restaurant with a piping hot cup of coffee and a champurrada (a traditional sesame seed cookie), you’ll be struck at how homey and familial the place ...

Thanks to local advice and a couple of friendly posters on chowhound, I’ve found my Guatemalan restaurant — and practically right in my own back yard. El Chapin in Palm Springs has fabulous tamales, ...