It is common to have open bazaars all around San Miguel de Allende. This one is on the back of Marcedo Sano, a beautiful large organic produce market. This Bazaar is open every Saturday, from early morning to about 6pm. Vendors come from all around and sell fresh produce, clothes, jewelry, arts and crafts, clothes, and even massages. This photo depicts a family cooking Mexican street food just in front of your eyes and serving it out of this traditional clay cookware.

Food is served all over as you walk San Antonio Ancha. Food is served in small eateries, in larger restaurants, out of residents’ backyards, side entries, and from cars. Click on the photo to see what TripAdvisor offers as best along Ancha, which may not necessarily be the truth.

Every morning starts with sweeping and washing the streets. Each single vendor once they open shops, starts sweeping first, after washing streets and sidewalks in front of their stores. Washing has to do not only with cleaning or deflecting hot air with water but also driving bad (evil) spirits away, who gather around during the night. My mother used to do it every single morning too.

Outside bar on Orizaba, Colonia San Antonio is open every night. They start preparing around 6pm, open at 7 pm, and stay open till 11pm-12am. They serve Mexican Street food and Margaritas too. A place called Exquistos Tacos by Diana

The coach had been striped with rope and pooled from the ground all the way to the 3rd floor.

This man sells plants every day. He obtains his plants from Ancha, at the corner nursery, and delivers them directly to your home. This morning, those hydrangeas look gorgeous! FYI – The Corner Nursery is never locked; all it has is a little chain that the owner puts up at night. Nobody steals anything.

Same coach, different angle. One person holds it on the second floor, while another on the ground level runs to the third floor to assist the person on the third floor in pulling it up.

Early morning clean-up

Different morning, same lady, same clean up.

Another day on Orizaba. Family sells food on the street.

Old gentleman pooling and pushing a cart loaded with old wooden boxes.

And here another old gentleman. I do not know what he had on the cart, but it was difficult for him. Mexicans are one of the most hardworking people on the planet.

Streets and sidewalks in San Miguel de Allende are made out of stone, this does not keep older people from going out and about on their own.