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    Buckets of sunflowers at a flower stall in the Mercado de Jamaica, Mexico City

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    Mercado de Jamaica

    Landmark Venustiano Carranza, Ciudad de México Municipality of Venustiano Carranza Valley of Mexico

    Mexico City's flower market, open 24 hours: over 1,000 stalls of roses, orchids and arrangements, orange with cempasúchil each autumn.

    From Mexico City: 10 min by car (5 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Mercado de Jamaica

    • From Mexico City: about 10 min by road (~5 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 48 min by car to Tepotzotlán
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    About Mercado de Jamaica

    The Mercado de Jamaica is Mexico City's great flower market, three big halls filling a block at the corner of Congreso de la Unión and Avenida Morelos, south-east of the Centro Histórico. It was inaugurated on 23 September 1957, part of the same programme that produced the Sonora and La Merced markets, and was one of the first in the city to offer car parking. The setting has deep roots: in Aztec times this was the eastern edge of Tenochtitlan, a zone of chinampas and canoe docks on the water route to the markets, and the canals that survived here were only filled in during the 20th century.

    Flowers are the reason to come. More than a thousand stalls sell cut flowers, ready-made arrangements, pots and ornamental plants, some 5,000 varieties brought in from Puebla, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, the Estado de México and Michoacán. A large share of the floor is given over to the trucks of growers who sell straight from their vehicles. Florists from all over the city buy here wholesale, and the market trades around the clock, so you can turn up with the early buyers before dawn or come for a late-night bunch of roses.

    The aisles have their own personalities: the passage along Guillermo Prieto is known for bold, sculptural arrangements, while the one parallel to Congreso de la Unión keeps to traditional designs and is usually cheaper. In the weeks before Day of the Dead the whole market turns orange with cempasúchil, sold by the pot or bunch, and in December it becomes one of the city's big sellers of Christmas trees and piñatas. Beyond the flowers there are produce and meat stalls, unusual ingredients such as wild mushrooms, a candy section and a food area known for its huaraches, especially the rib (costilla) huaraches from an annex on Guillermo Prieto.

    How to get to Mercado de Jamaica

    Drive from Mexico City: 10 min, 5 km

    Metro Jamaica, where Line 4 (elevated) and Line 9 (underground) meet, is directly in front of the market. The main address is Avenida Congreso de la Unión 286, at the corner of Avenida Morelos, colonia Jamaica. Drivers can use the parking lot on Congreso de la Unión, which closes after 11 pm.

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    Before you go to Mercado de Jamaica: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Open 24 hours a day; the parking lot on Congreso de la Unión closes after 11 pm. La Crónica de Hoy · checked Oct 2026
    Best time of day
    Wholesale buyers arrive before dawn; for the cheapest traditional arrangements head to the aisle parallel to Congreso de la Unión, and ask vendors in the truck aisle to tie big purchases for carrying. México Desconocido · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    In the weeks before Day of the Dead the market fills with cempasúchil, at roughly 25 to 45 pesos a pot or bunch in 2026. December brings Christmas trees and piñatas for the posadas. La Crónica de Hoy · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Mercado de Jamaica: what to see and do

    Walk the flower aisles, from loose stems sold by the bunch to elaborate arrangements.
    Compare the avant-garde designs along Guillermo Prieto with the classic, cheaper ones by Congreso de la Unión.
    Watch growers selling straight from their trucks in the pasillo de las camionetas.
    Come in late October to see the market turn orange with cempasúchil for Day of the Dead.
    Browse the piñata section, busiest in December before the posadas.
    Eat a rib huarache in the food annex on Guillermo Prieto.

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    When to go to Mercado de Jamaica cool

    Mercado de Jamaica shares the climate of Tepotzotlán, 36 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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