What a magical trip! My final day in Guatemala was fantastic. On Sunday, el mercado expands to include hundreds and hundreds of stands complete with fruit, vegetables, grains, flowers, herbs, fish, poultry,spices and more - the market triples in size. The stalls are manned by mayan women and young children all in traditional garb - the variety of colors, textures and smells was overwhelming. I purchased a number of strange new fruits and enjoyed most. Would have loved to buy a papaya but the smallest was the size of a fire-log. I took on the market otra vez with great success. Even though I went back to my same guy, Juan, for another hammock, he still made me work for it. I ran into him later that night and he told me his little brother
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