La Merced is the largest traditional retail food market in Mexico City, occupying several large buildings filled with vendors selling fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, spices, dried chilies, nopals, and household items. Visitors come to purchase authentic Mexican foodstuffs and street food specialties like quesadillas and tostadas, with work beginning in early morning hours and the market filled constantly with truck drivers, sellers, and buyers.
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