Despite the air pollution, general filth, ridiculous amount of traffic, the decay of colonial era buildings, general seediness of wandering street vendors, endless packs of police and the non-stop full throttle pace of life, the city does have a certain something about it.
I spent half an hour watching these women take out their wares (See photo), and then quickly pile them back in to the bags as police approached. The cops would come and have a chat, and a laugh, then wander off, everybody seemed to know they were playing cat and mouse, as this happened at least five times in the half an hour I was watching. As soon as the cops were out of sight, out would come the goods for display again. I am sure there is some important bureaucratic reason for this, but it does make you wonder whether such police resources could be used in a more appropriate and effective way. Although considering the spate of assassinations of police by drug cartels this year (already 1400 people have been killed) I am sure the local cops are making this job seem extremely important !!
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