Oversized pinatas, mayan threads, pirated & 2nd hand clothing, electrical goods, local produce, live animals - the maze that is the Antiguan market is an addiction. Maybe its the fact everything is crazy cheap, the fact our attention is easily stolen by bright colours, or the fact that the smell of BBQ meat forces a purchase everytime, but we got lost in this market hours on end on multiple occasions.
One of the highlights has to be the biggest 2nd hand clothing store I’ve ever seen. About 200 metres long, this latin american vinnes has some epic finds - vintage shirts, T’s, jackets, jeans from all over the world. Couple of scores included an old school smoking jacket and a bunch of 80’s T’s and singlets that would have lasted 5 minutes in a Vinnes store in Oz.
After 2 hours on our first visit we found a nice dingy little local bar that served up 2 litres of Gallo cerveza for $4. Smashing through a few oversized longnecks, we spoke of the potential of the week ahead and then it came to us in a vision. We were to rally the troops, hire a few tuk-tuks for the day, secure a few litres of Bacardi and party on wheels around Antigua. The Tuk-Tuk Fiesta was born.
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