I didn't leave the head on because there were going to be some kids there, city kids, and I didn't want to freak them out. The way it goes in the box, you have to split the front half of the backbone and lay the pig in flat. When you split the head that way it looks kind of spooky, like a two-headed monster.
Mojo is another cuban marinade, probably my favorite part of cuban food, except maybe green plantains. (I don't like the ripe sweet ones).
I have never tried the pig in the ground method. I've done them on a spit in a smoker before, and that is just too much work and takes way too long. I talked with several people, and they told me if you follow the directions on the box, the pig comes out perfect every time. I like things that are idiot proof.
We had about 25-30 people here, and we have about 15 lb. of meat left over. Going to be pork sammiches for lunch for a while.