Saturday, August 05, 2006

Markets


This is a shot of the market in Cochabamba. It is deceptively quiet here. Usually it is crazy busy. Markets are common in pretty well every city. Cochabamba has one of the biggest. In addition to fresh fruit and veggies you see here, there are artisan´s markets, fresh meat, shoes, second hand cloths and even a witches market at least in La Paz and Cochabamba. You tell the witch what the problem is and she provides you with the proper herb or icon to solve it.

There are local markets too. What we would call the informal economy is everywhere here but it is just what people do to make a living, buying and selling goods and services.

Didn´t take me camera with me yesterday cause I was rushing around getting press credentials for the Consituent Assembly but I´ll try and get some shots of Sucre up tomorrow.

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