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Street vendors in Mexico City

Index Street vendors in Mexico City

The presence of street vendors in Mexico City (known locally in Mexican Spanish as ambulantes) dates back to pre-Hispanic era and over the centuries the government has struggled to control it, with most recently a clearing of downtown streets of vendors in 2007, but despite this there is a persistent presence of many thousands illegally. [1]

12 relations: Bazaar, Hawker (trade), Historic center of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, Marketplace, Mexico City, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, State of Mexico, Tepito, Tianguis, Zócalo.

Bazaar

A bazaar is a permanently enclosed marketplace or street where goods and services are exchanged or sold.

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Hawker (trade)

A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with peddler or costermonger.

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Historic center of Mexico City

The Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México (Historic Centre of Mexico City Historic Center of Mexico City), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on Zócalo or main plaza and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central.

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Marcelo Ebrard

Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (born October 10, 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated until 2015 to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and current President of the United Nations Global Network on Safer Cities.

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Marketplace

A market, or marketplace, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods.

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Mexico City

Mexico City, or the City of Mexico (Ciudad de México,; abbreviated as CDMX), is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America.

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National Institute of Statistics and Geography

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its name in Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía) is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country.

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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, or the Spanish–Aztec War (1519–21), was the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish Empire within the context of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

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State of Mexico

The State of Mexico (Estado de México) is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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Tepito

Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2.

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Tianguis

A tianguis is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America.

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Zócalo

The Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_vendors_in_Mexico_City

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