Feria Libre mercado (the biggest, I estimate 40 acres in land area covered) open and enclosed. Saturday is the huge day. Wednesday there is a huge clothing market that takes over the parking area, inexpensive new clothes).
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Diez de Agosto mercado, mostly enclosed, but small vendors are on the sidewalks and close by areas.
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9 De Octubre mercado, enclosed, but there are vendors all around for blocks. The Rotary Plaza (lots of Kiosks for artesan stuff, no food) is a block away.
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12 de Abril mercado, enclosed. There is a CADALES (Casa de Las Especias – House of Spices) right nearby.
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3 de Noviembre mercado, enclosed, small but complete
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Organic market, Sat 6-noon, mostly everything is gone by 7:30. Also a few of the organic vendors are there on Wed. Tell the taxi driver “El mercado atras de El Tiempo”(that’s a newspaper building on Av. Loja); any taxi driver will know.
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