oh man, the donde augusto tip is spot on. i went there last month and got the congrio frito for like 9k, it was insane. one thing the guide missed is that barrio yungay has this tiny ice cream shop ca...

honestly the guide is solid but i'd swap day 2 morning for a visit to the old city's karkhana bazaar instead of gatwala if you're into seeing how fabric is actually woven. the weavers there let you wa...

the volleyball thing i've heard from a few people, but the real wild story from that era is about the time some kids from juan de la barrera snuck into the old mercado 28 after hours and set up a make...

yeah the mercado 28 recs are good but if you wanna go deeper, head to the town of leona vicario about 25 mins west on the 180. there's a spot called loncheria el sabor de mi tierra that does a killer...

Haha, yeah, the "cement" thing totally threw me off! Industrial chic does sound plausible, though. Maybe it's some minimalist design choice I'm too dumb to appreciate. That kimchi pancake, though... I...