Mercado

Caribbean Coast


Spilling out from a dank warehouse perched on a public pier, the local market is packed with small stands displaying pineapple, banana, citrus and casaba. Other stalls sell fresh fish, shrimp, prawns and crab. Fishing boats dock and unload right at the market’s back doors. It’s an especially interesting scene early in the morning.


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