Things I’ve been informed of or witness to this week living with Henry’s family…. Water may be the foundation of life, but who would want to drink it? Maybe if you flavor it with some burnt barley, or weeds from the roadside, or something you found in the market that you’re quite sure is a… Read More A Bite of the City of Eternal Spring
On our last visit to Trujillo we spent time at the Mercado Central and the Mercado Mayorista. We did make it to the wholesale market again, to buy a turkey for New Year’s Eve – more in the next post – but the big market day was spent yesterday, Sunday, at the Santo Domingo, which… Read More Trujillo Marketing
So, back to Trujillo, Henry’s hometown, for another visit. He spent the month of December here while I remained in BA, then I had my little mini-break in Santiago, and on to spend a few days at the family homestead. Now, those of you who’ve been with me awhile will perhaps remember that the homestead… Read More Return to Trujillo
Just a final post for the last day in Santiago, then on to northern Peru…. Started the day with a visit to the Museo del Arte Precolombino, hmm, it occurs to me that so often I hear from Latin Americans how much they dislike the whole conquistador thing which they lay the beginning of at… Read More The End of Santiago