Tourists should take note and follow the lead of Dominicans. El Caribe newspaper recently published a story on the positive side of the increasing cost of food. Dominicans who do not go home for lunch are increasingly found snacking on fresh tropical fruits sold by street-corner vendors. Most of these vendors are Haitian immigrants who have networks that deliver the goods to their strategic selling points once a week. The newspaper reports that breakfast and lunch sales are up. One street vendor, William Mateo, told the newspaper that his sales were definitely improved. “Sales have increased a lot. People prefer fruits more than before, and it is not a matter of dieting, but economics,” he explained. He said that one can buy a fruit salad – 1\/4 peeled pineapple, 1\/4 papaya, 1\/4 watermelon, and a banana, with a trickle of honey, for the accommodating price of RD$30. Other good deals include 2 oranges or tangerines for RD$5, 1\/4 papaya or pineapple for RD$10 each, half of a melon for RD$10 and bananas at 2 for RD$5. The peso has been fluctuating to the dollar from RD$45-RD$50, making it cost only cents to buy succulent tropical fruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tourists should take note and follow the lead of Dominicans. El Caribe newspaper recently published a story on the positive side of the increasing cost of food. Dominicans who do not go home for lunch are increasingly found snacking on fresh tropical fruits sold by street-corner vendors. Most of these vendors are Haitian immigrants who … <\/p>\n