Thursday, April 13

La Vega Monumental

Over the next few post i will be posting pics of my trip so far.. some may not be in order of dates but at least u get to see some of 'My Chile'.. these pics were taken over 2 saturdays at La Vega Monumental.. its lke the markets or if u have been to the Queen Victoria Markets in Melbourne.. quite similar but more 3rd world.. anyways i hope i caputered the essence of it..

leaving for LA Vega.. This is what u see when u arrive..

LA Vega Monumental

they seel fruits and vegetables..

fresh flowers and livestock

loads of seafood..

this is a guy that sells duck.. alive

the lettuce lane

heaps of seafood..
and i found this funny.. pig heads.. crazy!!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

choice photos bro. i was hoping to be able to take some fully sick photos in nz, but my new digital camera from ebay got smashed in transit, bugger! so i'm stuck with ye old sony cybershot for the time being.
love the pics, keep em coming.

*jessix* said...

Those black & white pics are gold! Real professional...i liked the graffiti on the bench in spanish in front of the markets.

p.s. that pig head's just naaaasty.

ruthjanine said...

reminds me a lot of where i lived in china!

odorus said...

hahah.. that pig is smiling! maybe they tell piggie the chuck norris facts when they cut its head off? I heard that pig's ears are crunchy..

Love the updates Serg!

Anonymous said...

tOny, I am concerned for the wellbeing of those little duckies. What is the bad man going to do with them???



Go on, cut his head off! YOU CAN DO IT!

I guess babe wont be talking to no more stupid sheep now hey? That will teach the stupid pig to keep his stupid mouth shut!

Anonymous said...

those pics are amazing. love it. and those mix between colors and black and white are great.

Unknown said...

I MISS YOU! hope you have the best easter with your fam... say hi to your ma from me! and seriously... what i would do to go to those markets...proper jealous.x

Anonymous said...

wow
awesome pics
i thought they only ate pigs heads in china? hehe

ToNyAKAsErG said...

yeh the pigs head was kinda like a rove What The? moment.. hehehe..

nelson- looking fwd to ur amazing photos! sorry to hear ur new dc got hurt..

b00f- the man doesnt kill em.. he just sells em

Anonymous said...

Awesome pics- brilliant to see the correct storage of the meats (pork, fish) either refridgerated or on ice. So that is why you have such a strong stomach Tony!!

Anonymous said...

kill a pig, sell dead pig... who cares!


the pig is DEAD!