Coconuts for Sale
The beaches in Puerto Vallarta are filled with vendors of every type of merchandise and food you could imagine: jewelry, blankets, artwork, fish on a stick, shrimp on a stick, even coconut milk.
To get the coconut milk the vendor whacks the top of the coconut off with a machete. He then pours the milk into a plastic bag and puts a straw into it so that the customer can drink it. They were charging $40 pesos for fresh coconut milk that day.
We took these pictures out in Nuevo Vallarta during Spring Break.
Here is the map to the beach.
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Coconut milk in that way actually sounds really good!
Cool photo
Michelle
Luxury Hotels in Puerto Vallarta
That’s crazy! We are used to paying $10 or $12 pesos for coconut milk…plus, you get the coconut ‘meat’ in a separate bag at that price.
Keep in mind that coconuts are plentiful and most often you can climb up any trees and get them for free.
Now that’s what I call entrepeneurship!
I loved Puerto Vallarta, we stayed at Los Tules Holtes thanks to our royal holiday membership points, and we enjoyed some coconut milk and “meat” with lime and salt, it actually tasted really good highly recommend it.
I think that 40 pesos to have the coconut delivered/cut and served is not too bad. I wouldn’t climb that tree for that price
Love coconuts and love all the fresh food&beverage opportunities at every corner in this country.
I wouldn’t recommend trying the ‘alcoholic’ version though (Coco Loco) if on the beach, out in the sun, during the day. They are usually much too strong and may dehydrate you for the rest of your Vallarta visit.
Puerto Vallarta was one of my father’s favorite places to visit. It is easy to see why.
– Dan
Outer Banks Revealed
Too bad they did not leave the milk in the coconut, drinking it out of the plastic bag just does not seem as tropical (or fresh). I’m guessing the vendor wants to keep the coconut, selling the meat later.
Counting down the days till I get back there!!! Thanks for the pictures!