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And they all sell the same thing at the same price!
There are twenty stalls. Between every other stall, the exact same ten or so offerings are listed with the exact same price. Each stall is individually owned.
The fact that each stall only has enough seating for four explains a bit of the homogeneity of the place. Still, I found the sameness of the Alausi market unbelievable.
The attraction at Alausi is something called Nariz del Diablo or Devil’s nose, name for part of a old train ride around the mountain range to see the nearby volcanoes.Â
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After seeing the candors and the deep Colca canyon in Peru, the train ride to see Nariz del Diablo was kind of sleepy although it was refreshing to ride on the top of the train.
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And I found another street drink – this time complete with fresh Alovera and twenty other herb concoctions made by this Peruvian-immigrant street doctor. Delicious!
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And this alfafa elixir
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