The market square of "Las Flores" is one of the most popular spots city, since it is located in the town of Kennedy, south-west of Bogota, near the central square of the country's largest grocery, Corabastos. However, the food supplier, today presents problems of hygiene and sanitation.
Bogota Under the warm morning of Saturday 2 May, the Public Stage news team met at 9:00 AM, near Banderas TransMilenio station, two miles west of Corabastos, and began his journey towards the goal of research, market square "Flowers." Despite the
difficult access to this area of \u200b\u200bthe city, because of the crowds of vehicles and vendors, Public Stage managed to enter the square. The news crew was divided into two parts to cover the entire sector.
Amid phrases such as "Forward pattern, what are you looking for?!" Or "I have a potato, tomato and lettuce fresh!" Is the area of \u200b\u200bmeat whose grandeur is characterized not only by the contrast of red and "white", or rather white-brown, but the mix, almost suffocating, the smell of meat, fresh and relaxed, blood and the different smells that emerge from local vegetables, fruits and vegetables surrounding the meat sector.
As we were getting inside the long hallways of this section of "Flowers" was obvious how the different local employees handling meat. The landscape was overwhelming and yet abominable: chunks of meat in trucks loaded plastic rib fragments, for sale, lying in plastic crates and wooden canvas at the foot of treated water grids; heads manipulated on beef coffee and sticky floors and countertops, whose weak legs, corroded by rust, seemed to take it anymore the weight of the loins and legs there were deboning.
"Take my love and see how good the Costillita is just ... A thousand bucks!" Shouted the woman, thick texture, responsible for one of the butchers at the same time around and settled on the piece of meat, mosquitoes and flies, inevitable guest of honor at the marketplaces.
After half an hour of observation, my companion and I decided that was enough for the day, so we left the place.
at 9:45 am we arrived at the agreed meeting point, a few blocks west of the square. Fifteen minutes later the second "squadron" of research, the cameraman and his assistant, but with the difference that came without one of the partners in it. That's when we knew there were problems.
Part of our objective was to obtain visual images on sanitation and hygiene of the place, which implies that we should put up video cameras that were not discovered. However, under the pretext that he was showing some family photos to his assistant, cameraman, the second research group, had the fabulous idea of \u200b\u200btaking the camera in the middle of a lane to capture better images. Immediately the owner of an adjacent room realized the situation and began warning to all traders in the area.
The cameraman and his assistant went to one of the outputs of the square. But unfortunately, the partner in charge of distracting the vendors, asking for prices and types of meat, he was not aware of the event and identified the merchants.
"She is one that was recording ... The other two went through that door ... Call the administration!" Shouted desperate seller. After several discussions, the Public Stage integral was taken to the administration office.
"You can not record here, because here we have won a lot. That is why sellers are so paranoid, "said the secretary to the administrator, at the same time you said you could withdraw because the staff was busy and could not address the situation.
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The area occupies approximately half of the square as the number of stores of this type creates a kind of safety device between the owners of the butcher, because apparently were victims of theft by of films that show the access and the security implemented in "Flowers."
The area occupies approximately half of the square as the number of stores of this type creates a kind of safety device between the owners of the butcher, because apparently were victims of theft by of films that show the access and the security implemented in "Flowers."
After approximately 30 minutes, the mate came to the meeting point, with a look of nervousness and agitation, told us what happened and made our way back.
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10:45 AM and during their return, Public Stage reviewed the images captured by cameras and can definitely give the serious health and hygiene deficiencies that exist in this popular supplier of food, which stands to prevent the usual buyers of this place when buying their meat products.
10:45 AM and during their return, Public Stage reviewed the images captured by cameras and can definitely give the serious health and hygiene deficiencies that exist in this popular supplier of food, which stands to prevent the usual buyers of this place when buying their meat products.
Expect more details on the situation being presented in "The Flowers."
By: Fernando Barajas
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