Municipal Market Emiliano Zapata

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The Municipal Market Emiliano Zapata sits under a distinct, wide-arched concrete roof that spans the entire block. Local vendors fill the stalls with fresh papayas, braided garlic, and handmade huarache sandals, just as they have for decades. When the city planned this space in the late fifties, they aimed to move the bustling open-air trade into a permanent structure to keep the neighborhood streets clear. It functions today as the daily pantry for families who have lived in the surrounding hills for generations.

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