Tlacolula Sunday Market
Tianguis de Tlacolula de Matamoros
The largest Sunday market of the Oaxaca valleys, where Zapotec villagers trade produce, textiles and grilled meat, with an authentic local atmosphere.
Tlacolula lies about 30 km southeast of Oaxaca. Every Sunday it holds an open-air market (tianguis) that has run for centuries. Zapotec people from nearby villages arrive in traditional dress to trade fruit and vegetables, pottery, woven rugs, live poultry and mezcal. The meat arcade next to the market grills meat to order (carne asada), the local signature dish. The 16th-century Church of the Assumption in town has an ornate main chapel. It is often combined with Tree of Tule, Mitla and Hierve el Agua on a day trip, and you can reach it by minibus or shared taxi heading towards Mitla.
Opening hours
Sun approx. 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Yagul
- Teotitlán del Valle
- Dainzú
- Mitla
- Santiago Matatlán
- Árbol del Tule
- Hierve el Agua
- San Bartolo Coyotepec