Fresh Goat’s Milk & Turtle Eggs at La Terminal
Early Morning at La Terminal Market I woke up early to head to the local market for some fruit. We needed some strawberries, melon, bananas, and basil for some fresh morning smoothies. Manuel from Quetzalroo drove me over to La Terminal Market at 6:30 in the morning. We paid a street vendor to watch the car while we explored the market. The air was full of diverse aromas. Meat, fish, fruit, herbs, and livestock. We stumbled across a man with some goats in the street, and for $0.60, he milked a goat right there in front of me and handed me a cup of it. The milk was warm, creamy, and delicious! This was my first time enjoying fresh goat’s milk – but it certainly won’t be my last. Drinking Goat’s Milk in the Morning Don’t Mess with Shopkeepers! La Terminal used to be a very dangerous market in Guatemala City. People were violently robbed there all the time. But in recent years, the shopkeepers decided to fight back. They’ve pooled thei...