The market at Villa de Etla, just north of Oaxaca was sedate compared to Guatemalan markets. We actually bought a few things and had lunch, four memelitas, at a food stand. The weekly market sprawled around and on the steps of the plaza just as a Mayan plaza of 1000 years ago.
The highlight of the Etla market was a couple making ice cream by hand but with no paddles. They were simply spinning the canisters of cream, one with each hand, set in tubs of brine. See the photo below.
The market at Zaachila was also good. At the covered permanent market, almost every wendor had a vase of fresh flowers in their stall, even the butchers. But the highlight was riding the bus back to Oaxaca with a woman who was bringing a live turkey home from the market.
Making ice cream at the Etla market with no paddles or cranks.
Moonshine made from cactus; for sale at the Etla market.
The church in Etla.
Memelitas = tasty.
Not as colorful as some markets, but just as interesting.
Bread vendors. How's that for a bread basket?.
Sun-Ling buys a ceramic.
Hats on the steps of the Etla Market.
The standard rig for honey vendors is a wheelbarrow set up like this one.
On the way back from Etla, we stopped at Oaxaca's train station, now a museum.
The ruins at Cuilapam.
Fun with the pulpit.
Turkeys for sale at the Zaachila weekly market.
Turkey on the bus.
Hats for a sale in Zaachila.
Birds.
Breads.
I was surprised to see this organ grinder and happy to give him a small tip.
Quizzing the bread vendor.
A vase of flowers at each stand in the Zaachilla Mercado.
And the Zaachila church.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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So Sun-Ling has a new way to make ice cream. We await. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
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