Category Archives: Peru

shoe shine stand and balloon vendor

5th
Jul. × ’09
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At the foot of the tallest building (the ten-story, vacant, towering concrete shell of an edifice pictured below) in Iquitos, a man has erected a shoe-shine stand made of painted plywood. With a population of mostly sandal and flip-flop wearing people, the tradition of shoe-shining appears to be mostly lost here.  Like all  vendors in the streets, the man with the shoe-shine stand [...]
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coconuts para vender

29th
Jun. × ’09
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We bought a bag of freshly husked coconut from this man.  His stand is located deep in the Belen Market, on the edge of the Amazon.  He opens each fruit with a couple whacks of his machete, exposing a trail of milky coconut juice and the white meat of the fruit.
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Tienda, Lima Central

25th
Jun. × ’09
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Downtown Lima Peru is known to locals as simply “Lima.”  Like many cities, Lima experienced a mass exodus to the suburbs several decades ago. Consequently, districts such as Miraflores and San Isidro popped up, cashing in colonial edifices for a more modern face and a greater sense of security.  Today, we  ventured back to Lima; this time in the company [...]
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