By the time we landed in San Pedro night had fallen. We caught a taxi to our hotel in Flores a few kilometers and across the causeway from San Pedro. Flores seemed tiny, but it was hard to tell because of darkness. After checking in at our hotel, we wandered out into the humidity to find something to eat. The air was thick with dust, and the roads were all dug up. We had to exercise caution when walking, falling into one of the trenches would not be a fun experience. Flores is not short of pasta, pizza, and Mexican restaurants. We were wondering what the locals ate..........it seemed that just about everything on this side of the causeway was set-up for the tourist trade. Until, we saw a huge crowd of locals lined up at a doorway. Curious, we queued up to see what was going on.
As we got near the front we finally saw what was being sold.......tostadas! They were selling like hotcakes. In fact, while the Missus was waiting in line, I observed one portly woman polish off eight tostadas, than push her way back to the front of the line for eight more!
We eventually made our way back to our room with six tostadas, 2 slices of cake, and 2 cups of Jamaica for 24 Quetzales! That would be less than three bucks.
We stacked 'em up, and crunched away! I enjoyed the tart and sweet Ensalada de Remolacha.
The carne had a kind of a "mystery meat" texture and flavor, but overall this was a filling meal....and the cheapest by far on this trip!
And that was a good thing, since we had to wake at 4am the next morning and be on our way to Tikal. It was hard falling asleep, since the Swine Flu story was starting to gain momentum......it was "gripe porcina" 24/7 on all the news networks. We were especially concerned since we had to fly through Mexico City during our return flight......
Those tostadas looks so good I think I would have polish off 10 myself ;-)
Posted by: nhbilly | Friday, 26 June 2009 at 09:53 PM
Hi Billy - That's still not close to what that woman ate. ;o)
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 26 June 2009 at 10:01 PM
I think lines in any country means something good and/or delicious is awaiting!
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 27 June 2009 at 12:51 PM
It's okay, Mexico City it's starting to die down (600 new cases in one day) - some cities in the US like NY are reporting several hundred thousand already
Posted by: mixx | Saturday, 27 June 2009 at 07:51 PM
Hi Kat - Yes, that is true.
Hi Mixx - Thanks! We were in Guatemala about 2 months ago.
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 28 June 2009 at 12:51 PM
what was the bright red topping? it looks so pretty. It must have been crazy traveling thru ground zero.
Posted by: foodhoe | Monday, 29 June 2009 at 01:09 PM
Hi FH - Those are beets. One of my avorite things on the trip.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 07:49 AM