The bigger picture: Inside El Salvador’s centuries-old pig market

If trading pigs per batch in trucks or lorries is your thing, this image might be an unusual sight… At this market in El Salvador, pigs are not kept in boxes or pens. Rather, they are tied together by ropes. The traditional market Tiangue is held most Saturdays in the San Rafael Tedros. The town is located about 40 km east of the country’s capital San Salvador. The market, dating back to colonial times, is considered to be a key economic and social hub, where hundreds of small-