A person recounts their experience of getting lost in a Tianguis (market) at 5 years old and returning 21 years later to the same market. They engage in a series of trades starting with one peso, aiming to complete four missions. The trades include various items like a bracelet, chocolate, socks, and more, with the goal of assembling an outfit from the market. They successfully haggle and trade up to 190 pesos, enough to buy an outfit. The narrative includes challenges like not being able to backtrack in the market and having to reset to one peso after each mission. The person also attempts to find a "treasure" to resell for profit. The story concludes with them reaching the end of the market after a long journey.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator starts with 1 peso and exchanges it for a bracelet.
2. The narrator exchanges the bracelet for chocolate.
3. The narrator exchanges the chocolate for socks.
4. The narrator exchanges the socks for glasses worth 120 pesos.
5. The narrator uses the 120 pesos to buy breakfast, including Carnitas tacos, horchata, and water.
6. The narrator has 20 pesos left over after breakfast and resets to 1 peso.
7. The narrator exchanges the 1 peso for toothpaste.
8. The narrator exchanges the toothpaste for a lipstick worth 15 pesos.
9. The narrator exchanges the lipstick for a facelift worth 20 pesos.
10. The narrator exchanges the facelift for Doritos worth 25 pesos.
11. The narrator exchanges the Doritos for a blouse worth 190 pesos.
12. The narrator uses the 190 pesos to buy an outfit.
13. The narrator resets to 1 peso after buying the outfit.
14. The narrator exchanges the 1 peso for a pen.
15. The narrator exchanges the pen for a sticker.
16. The narrator exchanges the sticker for a cap worth 50 pesos.
17. The narrator exchanges the cap for markers worth 70 pesos.
18. The narrator exchanges the markers for a skirt worth 50 pesos.
19. The narrator exchanges the skirt for a toy dinosaur worth 70 pesos.
20. The narrator sells the toy dinosaur for 3,000 pesos on MercadoLibre.
21. The narrator buys a hook for 75 pesos and then exchanges it for a Spider-Man toy.
22. The narrator uses the 75 pesos to buy food, including huaraches and cheese.
23. The narrator travels 10 kilometers through the Tianguis, a flea market in Latin America.
24. The narrator reaches the end of the Tianguis after traveling 13 kilometers.