Saturday, May 9, 2015

Market Day

The twice weekly markets on Monday and Thursday have been an integral part of our grocery shopping since we arrived. They are always bustling from early in the morning to well past dark when the dozens of motorcycles awaiting fares and hundreds of vendors packing up their wares kick up clouds of dust and noise and headlights.

This past Thursday, I finally summoned the courage to bring a camera down to the market (located very conveniently at the end of our driveway!) and did my best to discretely capture a few moments of market life while Andrea expertly picked out our produce for the week: pineapple, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, green peppers, and lots of tomatoes. Enjoy!

Women picking out fiber for weaving

Behind a row of salt sellers. The grey salt in the foreground is added to beans to make them cook faster

The tomato aisle!

The sweetest pineapples we've ever had. (The trees in the background mark our driveway)

The odds-and-ends aisle: laundry soap, beauty products, mini flashlights...

Green plantains

Picking out some peppers and more tomatoes

Buckets and blankets of sweet potatoes

Saleswomen behind their wares

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