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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 synonymous with commercial activity since the early colonial period when traders arrived here from other parts ...
The neighborhood is defined by both its history and its social structure with most of formerly occupied by the massive La Merced monastery complex. [3] The neighborhood is divided into three zones. The “antigua” (old) section is the largest with 97 blocks and corresponds to the lands of the La Merced monastery and the first La Merced market.
La Merced was another early market, established on what was the lakeshore, near docks, where farmers brought their produce in boats, to sell in the city . La Merced reached its height at the beginning of the 20th century, eventually becoming known as the “stomach of the city,” [6] taking over most wholesale sales.
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 ...
By 1982, informal stalls around the La Merced Market had invaded over 530,000 m 2 (5,704,873 sq ft) and was threatening to increase indefinitely. This prompted the end of the market as the city's main retail center in favor of a new market, Central de Abastos in Iztapalapa. La Merced remains the largest retail market for foodstuffs in Mexico City.
Model of Aztec tianguis at the National Museum of Anthropology Tianguis in Mexico City in 1885 Hall in the La Merced Market in Mexico City. The tradition of buying and selling in temporary markets set up either on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, etc.) is a strong feature in much of Mexican culture and has a history that extends far back into the pre-Hispanic period. [1]
On December 12, 1988, an explosion and subsequent fire triggered by illegal fireworks at the La Merced Market in La Merced, a neighborhood of Mexico City, killed more than 60 people. The fireworks accident took place at about 14:30 local time, [ 1 ] in an alley next to the main market. [ 2 ]
Baskets for bread vendors at the La Merced Market. A microcosm of the basketry market is in the La Merced Market in Mexico City, which sells products from Puebla, Tlaxcala, Querétaro, Michoacán, State of Mexico, Guerrero and San Luis Potosí. There are about 30 stalls selling basketry products in La Merced, many of which have been passed down ...