Part 2

 

Peru is nothing if not casual.

You get the feeling that nothing is regulated--not building codes, not vehicular traffic, and not street food

 

In Ayacucho I ordered a trout dinner from this woman who shares a stretch of sidewalk with other food vendors

Also in Ayacucho, Linda hauls her restaurant in a wheelbarrow...

Whips you up a full meal on the spot

Another woman working out of a wheelbarrow.

Minimal investment, no overhead, fresh product.

Selling wool on the street in Ayacucho

During Semana Santa, Ayacucho's plaza is ringed with vendors.

Here's Juana Rosa, my favorite ice cream lady.

They make it by hand, in these large pans.

They spin the pan in a basin filled with ice.

Easy, delicious

Most of the indigenous women are short and slightly bulky.

This lady in Tarma was an exception.

Valentina, in Ayacucho

In Ayacucho

In Tarma

Julia in Ayacucho

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