This picture comes from the market in Cholula, the place where I lived and went to school. This market, like most other markets, was extremely crowded on the Sunday afternoon (just like every Sunday) when we went. This woman actually had her back turned to me when I started to frame the picture, but right when I snapped it she turned around, and I'm glad she did, as her face makes the picture all the better.

From the same market and same day, another view of some of the beautiful vegetables on display at this typical central Mexican market.

This is Queso Oaxaca (Oaxacan Cheese), some of the best cheese I have ever had. It has a consistency that is very similar to mozzarella, but a distinct flavor that is hard to describe. It is available at some local grocery stores, we buy ours from Food Lion.

One of the greatest things about Mexico is the amazingly cheap, delicious, and abundant fruit. As one of the world's leading producers of mango's, Mexicans have come up with creative ways to sell and market mangoes on the streets. They even put chili powder on them (mango con chile).

Oaxaca is famous for it's chocolate, and Puebla is famous for their mole (a sauce that contains chocolate among many other things such as peppers). This is a picture of freshly made mole from a chocolate shop in Oaxaca.

Who doesn't love eating grasshoppers? I, for one. Even though I never tried these things, I can tell you that their smell make them unbearable to stand near for a long period of time. I usually don't go for things that I can't stand to smell. However, as you see in this picture below, people do actually eat these things.

This is a group of people eating the fried grasshoppers from the previous picture. Need I say more??

Thanks for checking out some of the many pictures I took while in Mexico. Be sure to check out more photo posts as I get them up, as I plan on posting my pictures from Mexico City, Acapulco (these are great) as well as Chiapas. If you like this post, feel free to share it using the links below!