El Mercado the land of 1000 tomatoes

At the center of the center is the old market which is next to the new market. Upstairs you'll find bad crafts that are as likely made in China as Mexico. Downstairs you'll find row after row of the same thing in the veggie and fruit area. And you won't have the heart of the stomach to do anything but dash through the meat section. But you'll find wonderful spices and candles and copal. You'll find a photo op around every corner. Here you'll see fruits you've never seen before and vegetables you never want to see again. I find myself at the market when I need termite and ant poison. I also go there to buy the flowers that lovely ladies from the villages grow in their gardens. There are a zillion taco stands, most of them good. It's a wonderful place to be if you have no where to be.