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Mercado San Francisco

Why locals love it

This is the oldest closed market of Quito since 1897. It is located in the traditional neighborhood of San Roque. This is a varied market where locals come to buy fruits, vegetables, poultry and meat, but specially for those who believe in the healers that practice ancestral medicine.

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Why you should visit it

This is the first market prized by the Municipal Corporation of Tourism Promotion as a Sustainable and Touristic Market. Its is very clean and colorful. You have a great variety of fruits from all the regions of Ecuador, as well as typical foods served in the foods' court.

Special tip

Make a "limpia" (energetic cleaning) with Mrs, Blanquita, one of the most known healers.

Mercado San Francisco
Rocafuerte and Chimborazo

Mon-Su: 06:00-16:00

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