Zoe's Visit - Day 2

One of the first things
On her list was the tuesday market.
We were out the door at 8:30
To walk to the placita
Via calzada de la luz
Around the canyon that descends
From Charco del ingenio 

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 We headed straight for the fish stand
To try the pescado enpapelado

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 While we were eating
A belt seller
Unpacked a dozen Iguana head belts 
And we headed off to see the market sites
Which were abundant, colorful,
And musically 0utstanding - 
Photos and videos below: 

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Flyswatters, colorfully arranged,  
By the plastics vendor

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Organized color is everywhere
Fruit in large cups, and  a matching apron 

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Mamey - a fruit that has the consistency 
Of cooked squash but is sweet
And you have to admit
They do a great job of cutting it up 

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A video walk through of the market
Of the liveliest (and craziest) musicians
We've seen at the market yet
Pescado enpapelado, 
Bunnies, chickens, mice
The famous chicken toy
And some tacos: 
 

 While all this is going on
We pass a whole section
With tropical fish, bunnies, chicks, turtles, iguanas
Some of them died blue and green.... 

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[caption id="attachment_625" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Turtles"]Bunnies - just in time