A man at a roadside stop in the Andes Mountains prepares a coconut for us to enjoy. We paid one dollar and drove away with a bag holding the coconut water and the shell of the coconut holding the freshly sliced coconut meat. Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland

Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland

So many varieties of bananas from which to choose. The price of the large bunches was just one dollar. Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland

Cacao pods. Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland

Slices of coconut ready to eat. Photo by Beverly Kehe-Rowland