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The modern Zócalo in Mexico City is 57,600 m 2 (240 m × 240 m). [5] It is bordered by the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral to the north, the National Palace to the east, the Federal District buildings to the south and the Old Portal de Mercaderes to the west, the Nacional Monte de Piedad building at the northwest corner, with the Templo Mayor site to the northeast, just outside view.
La Merced is located east of the main plaza or Zócalo in several very large buildings, and is the city's largest traditional retail market. [1] [5] Metro La Merced has openings both just outside the market and inside one of the buildings.
The Zocalo is the largest plaza in Latin America. [3] It can hold up to nearly 100,000 people. [4] This section of the capital lies in the municipal borough of Cuauhtémoc, has just over nine km 2 and occupies 668 blocks. It contains 9,000 buildings, 1,550 of which have been declared of historical importance.
The market straddles a major east west road called Eje 1 North, also called Rayón, [1] [2] in Colonia Morelos, about ten blocks north of the Zocalo, just outside the historic center of the city. [2] The market is located in the La Lagunilla barrio (informal neighborhood), next to the Santa Catarina Church.
El Zocalo was a place to kick back with a margarita and some tacos on the large, ... and regulars say the chile relleno was the menu standout. Opened in 1973, it may yet be reincarnated later on ...
In the patio of the first cloister, there was a cross that was reputedly taller than the highest tower in the city and made from a cypress tree from the “Chapultepec Forest”, meaning the forested area to the west of the Zocalo, where San Francisco was built. [1] The church and monastery saw a number of historic events in its time.
However, the Zocalo would remain filled with vendors until the 20th century. [5] At the end of the colonial era, markets and tianguis in the city were grouped into three categories. One corresponded to the area in and around the Zocalo. The second most important group of markets was on the periphery of the first group.
The Museo de Arte Popular (Museum of Folk Art) is a museum in Mexico City, Mexico, that promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art. [1] Located in the historic center of Mexico City in an old fire house, the museum has a collection which includes textiles, pottery, glass, piñatas, alebrijes, furniture and much more. [2]