New Rides, New Supplies, New Views

As we have gotten adjusted to life in Puerto Escondido we have noticed some key differences between the coast and the city. The first is transportation. The streets are still filled with colectivos and buses (urbanos) that pass by with great regularity. The newest form of transport are the truck/mini buses. Little did we know that a standard truck could be turned into a ride that seats at least a dozen. The trick is adding benches to the back and constructing a covered-wagon-esque roof over it. There are no seat belts so we recommend holding on to the metal supports to make the highway traveling, speed bump maneuvering a little less precarious. All for 4 pesos each (30 cents).


Another big difference here is also the manner by which you can obtain fruits and vegetables. Our neighborhood is frequented by mostly men driving trucks or other cars, blaring announcements of their wares. We hear lots of announcements during the day. On Monday, before our big market trip, I was able to scurry downstairs fast enough to get some mandarin oranges, white onions, and small yellow apples from the back of a nice gentleman's truck. We have since noticed announcements for Tortilleria Gaby (he comes by ALL the time with an especially catchy song), more oranges and onions, tomatoes, peanuts, chayote, among other things. Sure makes shopping easier when the produce comes to you!

The vistas we get to take in are also quite different here. Here are some photos to give a better sense of the scenes. The first two are from our roof, the final one is a little beach called Carrizalillo where we are going return to today to try out surfing....