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Javico, A Puerto Lopez Grocery Store #AtoZChallenge
You will find several grocery stores in Puerto Lopez. Family owned and run Comercial Javico is one of the two largest. The store is on the main through street, the only stoplight is a few steps away. If you click here to view it on Google Maps, you can see Javico is right in the middle of Puerto Lopez. Alberto, in the above photo, seems to work every day and always with a smile and kind word. Javico sells to the public and to small businesses, who in turn sell the products in their neighborhood stores or use them in their restaurants. Bulk foods are carefully weighed and packaged…
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Fish Market – Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge
Add the fish market to your Puerto Lopez bucket list. Fish, shrimp, octopus are weighed, sold and loaded on trucks. Fresh seafood for your next meal! __________________________________________ A look back Last year, I wrote Fireworks – Any time is the right time The photo for Coconut Water on Puerto Lopez Beach was also taken at the fish market.
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Coconut Water on Puerto Lopez Beach #AtoZChallenge
Hot day + coconut water = super refreshing! Mom loved her beach coconut water. The coconut guy sells all over Puerto Lopez and opens them with a machete. ____________________________________________________ Around Puerto Lopez in 26 words. A look back Last year, I wrote Currency – coins over bills
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Almuerzo – Good Lunch Choice in Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge
On main street, Comedor Maritza serves delicious $3 Almuerzo, prix fixe lunch. Choose a soup, then a meat, served with salad, rice, beans and juice. Yum! _____________________________________________________ Around Puerto Lopez in 26 words. A look back Last year, I wrote Adventure – My Life is One!
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Pig Road (Avenida Don Bosco), Cuenca, Ecuador
I have eyes like those of a dead pig. — Marlon Brando We lived around the corner from Pig Road in Cuenca, Ecuador. Actually we were around the corner from Avenida Don Bosco but it may as well have been named Pig Road. If you are looking for pork in Cuenca, this is the place to go. When asked where we lived, the conversation often went something like this: New friend: Where do you live? Us: Near Don Bosco and Francisco de Orellena. NF: Is that near Pig Road? Us: Yes, Don Bosco IS Pig Road! Restaurants on Pig Road A long section of Don Bosco is known for…