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| El Pingüino is a landmark on my side of town. It is a very small corner grocery store called pulpería or mini-super It looks like a store in front but it is also their home, living in the back. Atenas, Costa Rica |
How cool is it to have a little corner store called “The Penguin” in a tropical climate country where no native has ever seen a penguin? And it is the front part of their house! Or attached to their house. Plus it is 2 blocks from one public high school/middle school and 1.5 blocks from one public elementary school. Needless to say they have more student customers than anyone, selling lots of cold drinks an snack food! But they are better stocked for real food than another similar home store closer to me, though I still prefer the supermercado! There are many of these little corner stores all over town and probably many are in homes. No strict zoning codes or laws here! 🙂 Atenas is a really cool place to live!
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| El Pingüino Store entrance on corner. White addition on right is a rental apartment. The owner’s home is also attached to the left, seen in next photo. Also notice a mother walking daughter home from primary school. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| El Pingüino Owner’s home is light green, attached to left behind white metal fence. These boys are at a school with a “no uniform day” today. Rare! Or out of school, especially the boy in shorts! No shorts in school! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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