Learn the history and contents of the main market

It reflected the birth of Pacific trade, but also heralded the conflicts in urban planning of a city that frequently restarted. By mid-19th and during the French invasion, it had become an inconvenience to urban growth. Now, it houses the municipal library and the SRE office.

Mazatlan Market has been the backbone of culture for generations. Inside, rows of produce stalls showcase the region’s colors and aromas, from tropical fruit to fresh seafood, while souvenir shops overflow with local crafts and more. Along the way, you will meet traders who have inherited their trades from generations past, each with stories to tell. In the end, you will not have walked through only one building: you will have entered the living heartbeat of Mazatlan's identity.

The Republic Square is the first quadrant of the city, but it was, during the second half of the 19th century, where the city market operated. The transformation of the market is due to the new historical and political reality of Mazatlan at the end of the century, in addition to the consequences of the yellow fever epidemic. The result is embodied in the square, and its place in the identity of the Mazatlecos.