Mercado Medellín Explained

Coordinates:	19.4103°N -99.1634°W
Map Type:	Mexico City Central

The Mercado de Medellín ("Medellín market"), also Mercado Medellín and officially Mercado Melchor Ocampo^[1] is a public market located on Medellín street in Colonia Roma Sur neighborhood of Mexico City. It is known as the market in the city where one can find produce and goods from other countries in Latin America such as Colombia and Cuba, whose flags hang from many stalls, as well as from Yucatán in Mexico.^{[2] [3]} It has been nicknamed "La Pequeña Habana" (Little Havana), and there are over 500 stalls in total.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mercados en Crecimiento site . 2014-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040209/http://mesencre.com/index_medellin.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
2. http://www.chilango.com/restaurantes/nota/2011/04/11/la-tradicion-que-manda "La tradición que manda: Top 5 Mercados", Chilango, 2011-04-10
3. http://www.timeoutmexico.mx/df/compras-estilo/mercado-de-medellin "Mercado de Medellín", Time Out México
4. http://www.publimetro.com.mx/noticias/fotos-el-mercado-medellin-un-recinto-con-sabor-latino-en-el-df/mmkk%21Rpp6qoQv09w/ "FOTOS:El Mercado de Medellín, un recinto con sabor latino en el DF", Publimetro