Colorful and chaotic, the market, also known as el tianguis, is one of the most important shopping venues in Mexico, as in many parts of the world. Whether you need hair ribbons or a lethal machete, an embroidered tablecloth or a set of tires, a live chicken or the pot to cook it in – it’s likely to be at a local tianguis.

Whether along a dry, dusty riverbank, under tarps in the middle of a cobblestone street or in a modern building, almost every town and city has a tianguis. Usually held only on a specifi c day of the week in pueblos, this earliest form of the modern superstore may be a daily event in larger cities.

Tuesdays • Jarretaderas

Wednesdays • La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Thursdays • La Peñita

Saturdays • Libramiento

Sundays • Bucerías