Within a block of our house there are four colmados open. These colmados are small stands or stores that sell a variety of things that you can buy in small quantities. For example, I could go down to the colmado and buy two eggs, three plantains, a bottle of water, and just enough laundry detergent for two loads of laundry. That would be a completely normal colmado purchase. Within a mile of our house there are also several roadside food stands that sell fried chicken, empanadas, pizza, etc.
At most busy intersections throughout the city, there are vendors selling a variety of items on the street. Things we have bought at intersections: bottles of water, cds, phone cards, windshield wipers, phone chargers, educational posters for the school, avocados. The people walk between the cars when they stop and you buy what you want right through your window.
One of my favorite kinds of roadside stands are the flower stands. Along the normal routes that we take, there are four different flower stands of various sizes where we will sometimes stop to buy flowers. These flowers are fresh and beautiful and cheap. What I love the most is the variety of tropical flowers available, most of which I had never seen before moving here and don't even know the names of. I love having fresh flowers in the house and I love giving flowers as gifts as well.
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| My mom calls these "bird of paradise" flowers. There is a large variety of this type of flower. You can see a few of the different kinds in the last picture. |
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| I like the ones in the back that look like honeycombs. I think they are really cool. |
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| So many cool flowers to choose from. :) |
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