Mercado Rodríguez
La Paz's largest fresh food market, with Andean potatoes, quinoa and tropical fruit in abundance; on weekends the market stretches across several streets.
Mercado Rodríguez is La Paz's most bustling fresh food market, combining an indoor market building with open-air stalls on the surrounding streets, which on weekends stretch across several blocks. Most vendors are cholitas in bowler hats and layered full skirts, selling over a hundred varieties of Andean potatoes (including freeze-dried chuño), quinoa, chillies and tropical fruit from the Yungas lowlands. Fresh juice is also available. Ask permission before photographing a vendor, and keep an eye on your belongings.
Opening hours
About 07:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Calle Sagárnaga
- Coca Museum
- Witches' Market
- Basilica of San Francisco
- Mercado Lanza
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- National Museum of Art
- El Prado (Avenida 16 de Julio)