This is what Saturday shopping looks like for me in greater metropolitan downtown Torti, just 7 km from the cottage.
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| After walking the 1.4 km from the cottage to the PanAm Hwy, this is the bus stop. Bench is the block of wood at left |
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| A ride comes along every 20 minutes or so. My options are: Coaster bus, taxi or covered pick-up truck. Today was the truck |
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| The "old" shopping center, includes pharmacia, ag supply, bank and super market |
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| The "New" center has another bank/ATM, restaurant and department store |
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| Supermarket with ladies selling lottery tickets out front |
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| The meat counter. Mostly beef, ranging in price from $2/lb to $3.65/lb for premium steaks, cut to order |
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| The grocery section is about the size of a 7-11 |
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| The hardware section has just about anything in a very small space |
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| No register. No scanner. Just a hand calculator |
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| The "new new" center is under construction. Stores are all owned and operated by Chinese folks. |
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| The government built bus stops are all along the PanAm and often double as impromptu markets |
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