Tianguis: Native Markets
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Most important Oaxaca towns have a public outdoor market every day but a tianguis (tee-AHN-gees) only once a week. The word tianguis is an ancient native expression, synonymous with “awning,” the colorful tarpaulins that shade the mini-mountains of fruits, vegetables, crafts, and merchandise. Native people flock to tianguis everywhere in Oaxaca to buy and sell.
Although trade appears to be the prime mover, people really come to tianguis for human contact, not only in the buying and selling itself, but for gossip, entertainment, flirtation — all of the other diversions that make life worth living.
The Valley of Oaxaca
- Tlacolula on Sundays
- Atzompa on Tuesdays
- Etla on Wednesdays
- Zimatlán on Wednesdays
- Zaachila on Thursdays
- Ejutla on Thursdays
- Ocotlán on Fridays
Pacific Coast
- Nopala on Saturdays and Sundays
- Juquila on Saturdays and Sundays
- Santa María de Huatulco on Saturdays and Sundays
- Cacahuatepec on Sundays
- Sola de Vega on Sundays
- Pinotepa Nacional on Mondays
- Pochutla on Mondays
- Huamelula on Thursdays
- Jamiltepec on Thursdays
- Astata on Saturdays
© Bruce Whipperman from Moon Oaxaca, 5th edition
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