The baratillo is a market in Guadalajara, México that is deployed every Sunday morning. It has over 10,000 vendors spreading over 50 city blocks. Some consider it the largest market in Latin America. City police enforcement are extremely condoning of the activities and types of items that are sold here. Visible to the average consumer, you can find, bootleg copies of any CD or DVD that is currently out, animals not native to the country, stolen (“used”) cell phones, videogame consoles, cameras, motorcycles, bicycles. It is rumored that one can find endangered species and firearms as well. The extent of the products found here is amazing, one could do all our grocery shopping there, get clothes, and even buy a gun, within a temporary infrastructure. Of interest within this market is it’s prominence for selling illegal products, but also its ability to deploy and pack up within a few hours.
Above you can see a video of a walk though an area of the market, this is the street which has been taken over by a two lane path marked by sales booths. Below is a small sample of the things that can be found there.
