Mercado

Due to the varied heritage, lifestyles, and regions, Mexico supports a colorful and interesting culture. The marketplace provides a commonality for the people of Mexico. A mercado (marketplace) can be found in almost every village, town, and city. One day each week, crops and items of every sort are bought, sold, and traded at the mercado, where people spend their time socializing and doing business. There is a bountiful assortment of crafts produced by the people of each region and brought to the mercado. Some areas are known for their outstanding handiwork, such as Oaxaca and Guanajuato, as well as Aztec and Huichol Indian traditional crafts.

This unit explores the agriculture of Mexico, the marketplace, crafts at the marketplace, celebrations, bartering at the Marketplace, geographic regions in Mexico, and artwork and crafts of the Mayan culture. Includes bibliography.

The lessons can be downloaded as a 48-page PDF from this site at the link below.

This unit is one of some three dozen web-based resources recommended by the Florida International University Latin American and Caribbean Center.

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Keywords

Global Regions: Latin America

Countries: Mexico

Centers: Florida International University, Latin American and Caribbean Center

Recommended by: Florida International University, LACC

Length: 10 Lessons covered in 3 weeks

Year Produced: 2001

Material: 48-page PDF