| Amanda borrows my earrings. |
| There are still baskets of mangoes for sale, but mango season will be over within a few weeks. |
| Typical street scenes |
| Our kitchen faucet is simple but functional. |
| Maritza shows the Spanish school students how to make hilachas and tamalitos. http://www.whats4eats.com/meats/hilachas-recipe |
| Tamalitos are on the left, wrapped in green corn leaves, and hilachas on the right. |
| Here is the full meal, with rice and rosa de jamaica. |
| Ava heads off to school with this shirt she found in one of the thrift stores. |
| Chuchitos are on the menu for dinner tonight. |
| Calle Santander |
| Hello Kitty balloons are for sale. |
| These women sell nuts by the lake. |
| Four young women chat as they walk together down Calle Santander. |