Where’s the grime?
Where’s the grime Upon arrival everything looked dirty and disorganized because everything has been cleaned and organized differently. The open garage door body shop, welding shops, wood working spaces, tire stores, etc. look really dirty. In the US we have big parking lots and enter nice lobbies. We keep the gnar stuff in the back. In Ecuador, everything is on display, both the beautiful and that which would remain hidden in the US. This is an economy that is run by individuals and small businesses rather than department stores and warehouses. Same is true in the markets. They are a maze of individual stalls with piles of fruit and vegetables, huge bags of bulk dry goods, stacks of chickens and fish, hanging pigs and goats. One row has mountains of avocados. Another row, buckets of potatoes. The actual market looks dirty, the external structure a bit worse for the wear. Busses and taxis from all over town stop in at the market because it’s pulsing with peo