Look close...."Welcome to Tarabuco"
Tarabuco is a town about two hours driving from Sucre. It is home to many indigenous people and one of their main industries is textiles. Many of their goods are sent to Sucre and other towns in Bolivia. Every Sunday they have a very large market; two markets where people from Tarabuco mainly trade goods with each other and very little money is used. There is also a section for tourists that contains mostly textiles.
Our first sight in Sucre
At one point there was a large battle for independence against Spain (Sucre was the first city in all of Bolivia to declare and fight for it's independence). A monument to the indigenous people who fought (somewhat scary though....notice he is holding the man's heart in his hand...)
The main square in Tarabuco
Walking to the market
The set up of the streets in Tarabuco is very similar to those in Sucre; however the houses in Tarabuco are mostly brown while those in Sucre are white.
In the Market
Dave is so much taller than everyone here...notice how he towers above everyone! College friends, also notice the backpack he is wearing....some things never change.
You can also see the hair style of many of the indigenous women; two braids down the back and a hat.
Outdoor Market
Indoor Market
More Outdoor Market
Lots of small "cubicles," each one had a small stove and had someone selling food. See the colorful bags on the backs of the women on the left hand side? They were used to carry everything, from produce to babies and were actually large blankets like the orange one below.
More Outdoor Market
Bulls
Yes, bulls walking down the middle of the street, not an uncommon sight
in Tarabuco. Also common, young boys, maybe age 10 or 11 leading the
bulls and throwing rocks at them when they veered off path.
Found a playground during our walk, the city is behind us.
I know, so cute....
You guys are doing a great job with the blog. Very interesting to read and pics are great!
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