Every town here has one. A central square. In Sucre, it’s the ‘Plaza 25 de Mayo’.
We go there most days to sit on the benches shaded by palm trees and watch the world pass by. Campesinos sell woven bracelets, bags and belts from brightly coloured striped blanket bundles that they sling over one shoulder. Ragged children sell corn to feed the pigeons, loose sweets and the ‘Inti’ magazine to eke out their family’s income. Boys tote scratched wooden boxes to offer shoe-shines. Other vendors sell to more fortunate families – sweets and peanuts, red wobbly jellies in plastic cups, fresh orange-juice and ice cream. These kids chase each other around the statue of Antonio Jose de Sucre, ride bikes, and play with balloons and paper windmills that their parents buy for them. Dogs, large and small, chase the pigeons with loping strides and lolling tongues, sending them soaring into the air with a great flap of wings and feathers. Businessmen read papers. Friends chat. Lovers hold hands.
It’s a people place. Always busy, but strangely restful. A little oasis in the middle of the city.
Wondering Woman 
Great pictures as always Tracey….love the dog!
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Nice outfit heh?!
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Square is always be a nice place to meet people. The loved ones, friends, and even strangers.
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I agree, Nurul. I love hanging out in these places.
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From Istanbul to Bolivia! Why, you are a butterfly, Tracey. 🙂
I am too slow it seems to keep up. Yet to catch up on the rest of your Istanbul posts though this one has whisked me to an entirely different culture. xx
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Thanks Dippy. My blogs come from the depths, they don’t reflect my real time travelling, so I’m a slower butterfly than you think!
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Beautifully writtten in such an evocative way that I felt as though I was right there seeing and hearing it all with my own eyes and ears. Lovely photos particularly like the one of the grandmother and her grandchild.
Peta
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Thank you Peta – for your lovely comment and for reading.
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Love both words and pictures Tracey. You really took me there, and back in memory to all the Latin American plazas I’ve sat in. Always the heart of the town.
Alison
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Thanks Alison. I love people watching and squares are the perfect place for it.
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Wonderful post! Enjoyed reading this post. Squares are indeed one of the best places to watch people and also to take photos.
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Thank you Megala.
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