They loaded up a big bus and left Esparta around 4am, stopping to pick me up in San Salvador around 8am. Two hours later we were in Juayua, and hopped off the bus to enjoy. The president of the committee and I wandered around, making mental notes of how they organize their festival. We had a great conversation with one of the vendors, who happens to also be one of the organizers of the festival and a member of the Juayua town council. Turns out they started their food festival 15 years ago! They've come a long way, and it was interesting for my ladies to hear that they had the same problems we are having when they started. I was super excited that my mayor was along for the trip, and also got to check it out. I think now everyone is on the same page with a vision of where we could be someday with our festival. Sometimes a little vision is all you need! Based on the awesome conversations we had at our meeting on Tuesday night, everyone took back some valuable lessons and everyone is inspired to keep working hard. I took all kinds of pictures, because it was such a fun day.
(Their vendor stands are set up like mini restaurants. So formal!)
(Meat and fish. I applaud the food selection and presentation in Juayua!)
(Rabbit)
(Frog)
(Tents full of people that come for the food festival. Will ours ever look like this?)
(We have a nice banner too!)
(The Church there is famous for having a Black Jesus.)
(For $3 you can get a 90 minute ride on the Conga Bus, a party bus that goes on a super scenic route.)
(Juayua, nestled below the volcanoes.)
( A mountain range of volcanoes.)
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