[Andy HoboTraveler.Com Travel Blog Vol II] Alligators Keep Your Eyes Open

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Alligators Keep Your Eyes Open
A person has to be alert, observant, filtering out all the irrelevant periphery information if you want to spot an Alligator.

El Lagartos
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Panajachel Guatemala
Lago Atitlan - Lake Atitlan
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Andy of HoboTraveler.com --- Encyclopedia of Traveler Rooms
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In many countries of the Latino world, they call this El Lagartos, in English, we say Alligator, and it is not a Crocodile, which is different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator
http://es.! wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator



I was walking down that concrete ramp behind this girl who I thought was selling shrimp, fish and other smelly things in the Market of Panajachel, Guatemala on Lago Atitlan.



I see these plates, maybe scales, maybe something, it reminded me of an Alligator, so I needed to go and inspect this out.



Alligator meat for sale in Panajachel, 30 Quetzals per pound, I guess about 3.50 U.S. Dollars per pound, as best I understand this is already precooked and just needs heated to be served. (2008)

I like markets, there is a continuous supply of surprises in a local market as they search for anything and eve! rything to sell. This is Guatemala, I am not sure about all the textil es they sell to tourist.

Alligators Keep Your Eyes Open

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Posted By Andy HoboTraveler.com to Andy HoboTraveler.Com Travel Blog Vol II at 4/24/2008 02:56:00 PM