Markets Mexico

Located behind the town hall, it extends to one of the streets leading to the exit of the city. You will have to bargain fiercely to get an interesting price. The first quality goods are sent to the Co-operatives in San Cristóbal and it was in Santo Domingo that the best business will be done.

However, in the event of a purchase in Chamula, the focus will surely be on traditional hats with colorful ribbons: They are superb, although expensive. It is better to be informed before making purchases in small villages.

The village market is taking place on Sunday. Although Chamula is not a large village, it attracts crowds of peasants from neighbouring territories to go to church, sell their crafts, buy food and fulfil their social obligations.

Don't miss to visit the San Cristóbal municipal market. It is a beautiful place, but saturated with colours and aromas. Every morning, the Indians in the region come down to sell the products they grow and buy what they need. You will be surprised by the type of transactions that take place there. While some Indians come to sell live hens and cocks in the hope of returning with some pesos, others come to buy underwear! Also look at the size of courgettes and tomatoes, as well as the appearance of the frijoles and chiles who are selling it: they do not look like the vegetables found in the supermarkets.

The handicraft market of the entire state of Oaxaca. There are some parts that you will not find in other markets in the city: a real Ali Baba cave for fanatiques and compulsive buyers.

This is the mercado of Oaxaca. It offers everything: fruits and vegetables, the usual meat stalls, local delicacies such as cheeses and mole sauce, but also shoes, tools and clothing (hats and beautiful leather belts). There is also a great selection of local souvenirs and gifts. The market is certainly touristy but it is also frequented by locals. Saturday is the day when the crowd is the most impressive. Not bad for a tour of the local culture.

The cities and villages around Oaxaca offering their markets six days a week, Saturday can be dedicated to the central De. The craft industry, especially the one who likes tourists, is always equal to itself. This huge market offers impressive amounts of food and clothing.

The handicraft market is held around the temple and former convent of Santo Domingo. There are dozens of stalls, each more colourful than the last: textiles, leather bags, traditional wooden toys. The qualities are variable, so take the time to look around; besides, it's a real pleasure for the eyes. You will find traditional pieces as well as pieces adapted to western fashion: blouses, skirts, trousers, sweaters, hats, purses, etc.

Located on Avenida Juárez, between Hidalgo and Bravo. There are many taco stands.

At the entrance to the beautiful park Fuentes Brotantes, which is not far from the historic centre of Tlalpan, there are small restaurants of antojitos, which serve delicious or, cecinas de, and mushroom soups. An ideal place to eat well and not expensive, while taking a bath of nature, which we necessarily need, after a few days in Mexico City. 

The local market in the city is an interesting place for many reasons. First of all, you will find all the dishes and ingredients of the central Mexican cuisine. You will also see many Mexican immigrants who bring their children or grandchildren (who often don't speak Spanish) to discover the regional flavors of their childhood. A beautiful dive into the culinary problems of the border. Between the food stalls and the stalls of fresh fruit and queso, you will notice some craft shops.

A beautiful shop selling traditional local sweets, heir to the Palacio company, founded in 1840. Everything here is reminiscent of the porfiriato, the era that straddled the 19th and 20th centuries. You can visit a small museum of 5 rooms that traces the history of the manufacture of traditional sweets of the country and the region, from pre-Hispanic times to the present day: ates (fruit jellies) of membrillo (quince), guava, tejocote (hawthorn of Mexico)...

A smaller replica of the famous La Ciudadela market in Mexico City. We sell a bit of everything (collars, bags, jewelry), but not very elaborate parts…

The biggest tourist market in Cancún: a whole block dedicated to the sale and marketing of all kinds of objects, which includes both pretty local handicrafts, and souvenirs probably of Chinese origin, which bear the inscription "Cancún" (coffee mug, T-shirt, pens, fridge magnets...). Some nice things to bring back: silver necklaces, cotton shirts, hammocks, paintings representing Mayan patterns... But prices are much higher than elsewhere, so don't hesitate to bargain.