Today I had the privledge and pleasure of experiencing one of Lima's largest (if not the largest) open area markets. It is called "La Gramara" and sprawls almost 20 city blocks. No vehicular traffic is allowed, so the streets are open with vendors, peddlers, beggars and thieves. It's an interesting place to say the very least.
I today was on the hunt for some pants and shoes. The pants I want are still being elusive, at least at the price I want, but I found some comfy walking shoes that can double as passable for more formal situations.
This market mainly sells clothing-and as one may imagine, all types, brands, sizes makes and models are here. So is it the real deal? Of course not! But who cares...I paid $20 US bones for a really nice pair of leather and canvas walking shoes (mentioned above).
I was informed this afternoon by my host mother that "La Gramara" does over a million dollars a day in business, and I believe it whole-heartedly.
Yet again another great day in Lima, and for the first time in about 10 days, the sun came out!! Normally, it's cloudy because of fog from the ocean, and it gets mixed with the smog from all the buses. But today I think whoever is in the sky said, "Congrats Tomas, you found some shoes." Or maybe it was just sunny....quien sabe?
Below are four pics from the market today
-they don't do it justice to show how immense it is, but I didn't want to flash the 'ol picture taker in front of 10,000 people-tried to "escongerme" (hide myself) a bit. But still this place is another hidden gem in Lima, not something you would most likely ever find from a tour agency, but something I was lucky enough to be shown by my host family. I love this country...
More still...
t~
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