Huancayo Market

We woke up this morning and Maria (The mother of the house) made us a fantastic egg sandwich and a fruit smoothie for breakfast. We sipped a few cups of coca tea and then we were off to the famous Huancayo market.

It was about a mile walk to the market and when we finally got to it we were amazed at just how many vendors there were. The market stretches for a few miles along a long street. There are four rows of booths running down the street. I can not even begin to imagine how many vendors were selling their crafts. There were hundreds and hundreds of them.

As we walked through the market we were amazed at the quality of the craftsmanship and the great prices. A handmade, alpaca wool coat only cost about 12 US dollars. We walked through the market for hours until our arms were full of shopping bags. We did not even see all of the market but we just had to get back home before our arms fell off. We may have to throw away most of our possessions so that we can fit everything in our bags.