Mercado Los Dolores

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At the side of Iglesia Los Dolores, these stands inside a covered market offer a variety of tempting cheapie lunchtime street-food dishes, including pupusas (cornmeal stuffed with cheese or refried beans), lots of soups and tapado (Caribbean seafood stew). For baleadas (flour tortillas filled with various ingredients) head straight to Beleadas Dolores, which has been a Tegus favorite since 1980.


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