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Politics and Traditional Dress
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The Famed Chicken Bus
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Roadside Transport
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Food Stand by La Merced
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Dogs sleeping on the street
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Teeny peppers at Antigua's Market
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Pacaya - bitter palm fronds
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Corozo - for Semana Santa decorations
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Commerce at the Market
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Ladies with Tomatoes (turns out that stand is selling hamburgers and hot dogs)
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Sub-Ik (three-meat stew) and bean salads at La Cuevita de Los Urquizu
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Corozo used as decoration
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Women bear Mary through the streets
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Moza (our favorite Central American beer so far) and watermelon juice
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Sopa de Frijoles with cheese!
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Dyeing sawdust for the alfombras
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Alfombras inside the Merced
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Making Doblados de Chicharron
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Bunuelos, Guatemala Style
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Bright Colors for Sale
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Parasol?
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Building an Alfombra
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Corozo around a fountain
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Guatemalan Molletes - sweet, custard filled doughnuts in syrup
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Lovely alfombra just outside Merced
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Pacaya Fritter
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Completed carpet being misted
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Watermelon Lady
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Romans
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The Procession Begins