It's believed that it started in 1938, when butcher Federico “Deco” Guillergan Sr. put up his first stall at the La Paz Public Market, where he sold bowls of broth and meat for 20 centavos ...

Anyone in La Paz will give two versions of its beginnings, both tied to the iconic food stalls that serve batchoy to this day. One version credits Federico “Deco” Guillergan Sr. who opened his ...