From Back in Action Blog
On second thought, these cows do look pretty skinny despite what I said earlier. You can also buy pigs, goats, lambs, ducks, bunnies, chickens, cats and dogs here, to name a few.
From Back in ActionBlog
There is no Home Depot here, but you can buy a variety of tools at this market that is the superstore for many villages. The market of San Francisco El Alto is said to be the largest in Central America.
From Back in Action Blog
I spent my last day of school shoving my way through the market of San Francisco El Alto. This is a typical street/passageway there on market day. I have photographic evidence that some of those bags weigh 100 pounds.
From Life Without Light Blog
These sewing machines, for sale in San Francisco El Alto, may look like your grandmother’s, but they are not antiques. You can buy brand new ones just like this.
From Sounds of Xela Blog
Bells on the 18th century church at the center of San Francisco El Alto. These are not the ones that ring in my neighborhood in Xela, but these were prettier.
From Sounds of Xela Blog
A teacher from my school holding one of the numerous noisy local roosters. She bought this one at the market in San Francisco El Alto and carried it back on the bus — the chicken bus. The white-haired man to her left is a the Lutheran minister also studying at my school.