Local Markets – One of the best ways to know a place and its people
*a pictorial story
At 8AM in the morning (which is considered late by Guatemalan standards), we set off from Uncle Robert’s house to Mercado Sololá:
-
- Best way to go to the local market?
-
- The local pickup!
-
- The ride up from Pana to Sololá was…really something
Mercado Sololá - a mesh of colours and people, lots of people
-
- The nostalgia of “live” chickens for sale – no longer allowed in Singapore
-
- They’re a vivid red. And they are livid hot.
-
- Garlic bulbs plaited in threes – a sight we’ve only seen in Guatemala
-
- Strawberries at 10Q (~USD1.20) for 3 pounds – we could go “berry-crazy” here
-
- Lemons fresh from a home-grown tree – any fresher we’d have to pluck it ourselves
-
- The aromas of the mixture of different fresh herbs were intoxicating…in a very invigorating way, though
Our shopping bags were so full we had to take the Tuk-Tuk home
Our “harvests” for the day:
-
- Fresh Herbs for teas, soups, seasonings and everything else: basil, chamomile, rosemary, lemon grass, thyme
-
- Spices for the “Asian” kitchen: dried chili, garlic, ginger, purple onion, pepper
-
- Crispy fresh veggies to last us for the week – who says veggies have to be green?
-
- Oh fruits glorious fruits!
Help us share one more story –
Your spare change, even if it’s just $1, will go a long way
AN INTRODUCTION
Check out…
Start from…
...the very beginning
a project INSPIRED BY A DREAM
Peruse the archives
Go by the countries
Or browse by topics…
Search
Put me on the list!
Credits
Modularity theme by Graph Paper Press
All content © 2021 by I Believe That Dreams Can Come True