{"id":132,"date":"2008-07-27T15:02:29","date_gmt":"2008-07-27T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredimagesbywendi.com\/blog\/archives\/132"},"modified":"2008-07-27T15:02:29","modified_gmt":"2008-07-27T21:02:29","slug":"mexico-the-tonala-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/blog\/mexico-the-tonala-market","title":{"rendered":"Mexico – The Tonal\u00e1 Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, a handful of us traveled to the marketplace in Tonal\u00e1.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0\u00a0 It was amazing!\u00a0 From food to clothes, Christmas decor to glass blowers, candles and knick-knacks, jewelry – you name it, you can find it at Tonal\u00e1!\u00a0 I picked up a lot of little things for home, including the most unique metal photographer sculpture.\u00a0 We spent a couple hours walking around and still didn’t see everything there was to see.\u00a0 I had homemade helado de fresas (strawberry ice cream), pomegranate seeds, fresh meats and cheeses, and a yummy lunch at a local cafe.\u00a0 We conversed with the locals and bartered with the vendors.\u00a0 It has been a few years since I’ve had to speak the language on a daily basis, and I was amazed at how easily it came back to me!\u00a0 (in case you all didn’t know, I was a Spanish minor in college for a couple semesters before finding my real passion, and have studied the language since my mom first enrolled me in a class in the 5th grade).<\/p>\n

Going to the market.\u00a0 On the left, that is a house, sort of.\u00a0 Yes, someone was living there.\u00a0 In the middle, the line of cars waiting to get into the market.\u00a0 On the right, ruins.<\/p>\n

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Here are a few from the Tonal\u00e1 Market.<\/p>\n

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Yes, you have to pay to use the restrooms.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

On the way home, we stopped at this beautiful cemetary and walked around.\u00a0 The way they honor their dead is admirable.<\/p>\n

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The following are a few from the different pueblos that we visited.\u00a0 The people were so friendly and welcoming, and I am especially thankful to the family that let me use their bathroom during our shoot.\u00a0 I drink a lot of water!<\/p>\n

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In the one on the bottom left, I asked the two men if I could “tomo un fotografia” of them, and they scowled and shook their heads no.\u00a0 I gave them a smile and asked “con mi?” (with me?) and they got these big smiles on their faces and scooted over to make room for me!\u00a0 It was so funny!\u00a0 Look how happy they are!.<\/a><\/p>\n

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