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The presence of street vendors in Mexico City (known locally in Mexican Spanish as ambulantes) dates back to pre-Hispanic era and over the centuries the government has struggled to control it, with most recently a clearing of downtown streets of vendors in 2007, but despite this there is a persistent presence of many thousands illegally. [1]
Antojito. 18th century painting of a buñuelos street vendor in Mexico. Mexican street food, called antojitos (literally "little cravings"), is prepared by street vendors and at small traditional markets in Mexico. Street foods include tacos, tamales, gorditas, quesadillas, empalmes, tostadas, chalupa, elote, tlayudas, cemita, pambazo, empanada ...
Mercado de Sonora. Coordinates: 19°25′19.95″N 99°7′28.86″W. Mercado de Sonora on a Saturday morning. Mercado de Sonora (Sonora Market) is a city-established traditional market, located just southeast of the historic center of Mexico City in the Colonia Merced Balbuena neighborhood. It was established in the 1950s with a number of ...
San Juan Market, Mexico City. Coordinates: 19°25′48.13″N 99°8′40.81″W. One of the businesses inside the market. The San Juan Market is a traditional Mexican market in the historic center of Mexico City that has become the city’s only such market specializing in gourmet and exotic foods. It is known for its selection of exotic meats ...
However, La Merced remains the largest and one of the busiest in the city. [5] The largest market in Mexico City is the Central de Abastos wholesale food market, which is located alongside the La Nueva Viga wholesale seafood market in the southeast of the city. The complex is located on a property that extends 328 hectares (810 acres), with ...
La Merced Market. Coordinates: 19°25′33.32″N 99°7′26.61″W. One section of the huge main hall. The La Merced Market is a traditional public market located in the eastern edge of the historic center of Mexico City and is the largest retail traditional food market in the entire city. [1] The area, also called La Merced, has been ...
Michoacán Market. The Michoacán Market is a traditional retail food market located in Condesa, one of the more prestigious districts of Mexico City. It is located between Avenida Michoacán, Avenida Vicente Suárez, and Avenida Tamaulipas streets, where three intersect. The Michoacán Market is considered to be “the heart of La Condesa. [1]
Tianguis Cultural del Chopo. The Tianguis Cultural del Chopo is a Saturday flea market ( tianguis in Mexican Spanish) near Mexico City downtown, known locally as El Chopo. [1] [2] [3] It is named after its original location which was near the Museo Universitario del Chopo, an art deco building with a couple of towers designed by Bruno Möhring. [4]