Pulperias

Pulperias are small stores run out of the front of family homes.  You can find one on every block.  They generally carry snacks and sometimes have baking ingredients.  A few also have hot food certain time of the day.  Customers do not enter pulperias; instead they stand outside and ask for things to be passed to them through the window.

Pulperias carry American sodas as well as some others.  Squirt, orange soda, Manzanita Sol (apple-flavored soda), and ginger ale are common.  They are sold in bottles or bags.  The bottles cost extra, as they can be returned later for a deposit.  If you choose not to purchase the bottle, the person in the pulperia will pour your soda into a clear plastic bag with a straw and may or may not tie a knot in the top.

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