Fruits on Wheels

Informal Economy. - System of trade or economic exchange used outside state controlled or money based transactions. Practiced by most of the world's population, it includes barter of goods and services, mutual self-help, odd jobs, street trading, and other such direct sale activities. Income generated by the informal economy is usually not recorded for taxation purposes, and is often unavailable for inclusion in gross domestic product computations.

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Street Vendor

Tunas vendor in Pachuca (near Mexico City)

Opuntia species are the most cold-tolerant of the lowland cacti, extending into western and southern Canada; one subspecies, Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis, has been found growing along the Beatton River in central British Columbia, southwest of Cecil Lake.

Prickly pears also produce a fruit that is commonly eaten in Mexico, known as tuna; it also is used to make aguas frescas. The fruit can be red, wine-red, green or yellow-orange.

Charles Darwin was the first to note that these cacti have thigmotactic anthers: when the anthers are touched, they curl over, depositing their pollen. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia flower. The same trait has evolved convergently in other cacti (e.g. Lophophora). [Wiki]

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Fruits of The Earth

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Colors

Sandia, Guayaba, Jitomate, Manzanas, Toronja, Naranja, Mandarina, Betabel, Jicama, Platanos, Zanahoria / Watermelon, Guava, Tomato, Apples, Grapefruit, Orange, Tangerine, Sugar-beet, Edible tuber, Bananas, Carrot. Ready for a juicy breakfast.