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
After lunch, a short visit to the nearby sculpture park – an outdoor area with about three dozen contemporary art sculptures. Long term readers know I’m not often a fan of modern art, so I’ll leave it to y’all to guess if I liked any of these…. From there it was back towards the center… Read More Monday post-Sandwich
Monday morning started with a mission. You see, I discovered after two days of snapping a couple of hundred photos (I’m not subjecting you to all of them, trust me), that I didn’t have the battery charger with me, and I still have a couple of weeks of travel ahead of me. So, off to… Read More Do I hate Mondays?
I’d had it in mind to go to a “traditional” place called Doña Tina, that a couple of people recommended. But when I looked at the logistics, the cost of the taxi to go and come back would have run double the cost of dinner – it’s way off to the northeast part of the… Read More The Good Boys
From the mercado, one can see a huge hill rising off to the northeast. It appears to be a bit of a hike, and it is, but it was my goal for the afternoon, the Parque Metropolitano. First, it required a wander through Barrio Patronato, a community that, reminds me in many ways of the… Read More Postprandial Wander
Fascinating as Mercado La Vega is, and how much time I’d probably spend there shopping and eating if I lived here, I was truly looking forward to the fish market at Mercado Central. It’s one of the things I miss the most in BA, access to really good seafood. (By the way, though I’m waxing… Read More Santiago Central Market