In the historical town of Kruje, in northern Albania, you can wander through this well-kept market where you will find all kinds of traditional handicrafts being made in front of you. Walk into a one of the stores and watch as women work together...
This was taken in my site Caño Quebrado, Colón, Panamá during my service in 2009. I was buying a few things from this store before going out for the day to harvest coffee with Vielka and her parents (she was on summer break from school). Many...
Even very young children have jobs and responsibilities in Honduras. A weekly trip to the mercado to purchase fruits and vegetables was always something I looked forward to as a Peace Corps Volunteer. There was competition in displaying the...
Early morning, the owner of this truck (along with 7 others lined up) sells his plantains in the market place of . The amount of platanos produced and the overloaded trucks are quite a site!
In February 2010, a fellow volunteer Coleman, got a package from the United States with his old skateboard. We were both volunteers in rural Burkina Faso so we took advantage of the few days we had off in Burkina's capital, Ouagadougou, where there...
It’s Saturday morning, it’s market day in the village. Market day is a busy day. Saleswomen and men come a long (or not) way to sell their produce or products. It’s especially busy between June and September; especially busy in July. That is...
This photo was taken in March 2011 at the Talumalu Market. Talumalu is a very big market and the center of things on Saturdays when everyone is doing their shopping. Mostly vegetables and produce of all kinds, but also available are Tongan...