![Inside the Mercado](https://net-at-hand.s3.amazonaws.com/sites/11454/images/45386_full.jpg)
This is inside the mercado in downtown San Jose. Our hostess, Maria, periodically likes to go here to purchase meats and other items at a better price. I was especially fascinated by the rustic roofing system and the electrical wires strung from one small business to another.