Stores· Melaque· Mexico

Melaque Tianguis Market

19° 13.5′ N · 104° 42.3′ W · approximate

Melaque's weekly street market, where traveling vendors set up tarp-covered booths for clothes, housewares and crafts alongside fresh produce — plus several blocks of grocery stores, a tortillería and fondas around the plaza.

Practical

Position approximate: set on the main plaza of San Patricio-Melaque (OpenStreetMap); the exact streets used by the market were not confirmed. A 2006 visitor describes a Wednesday market of traveling vendors; days can change, so ask on the Gold Coast net. Many shops close after lunch and reopen around 5:00 pm until about 10:00 pm. A meat market in Melaque opens only in the morning. Super Hawaii (across from the bus stop) is the cruisers' grocery store. From Barra, the orange-and-white local bus costs a few pesos (6 pesos one way in an older report, 11 pesos in 2023; verify locally).

Best for

Market-day provisioning and a taste of town life