Mercado de Jamaica

The largest flower market in Latin America operates 24 hours a day in the Venustiano Carranza district, selling every variety of Mexican flower from bird-of-paradise to cempasúchil marigolds for Day of the Dead altars alongside exotic tropical plants and artisan flower arrangements. Arriving at 4am when the wholesale buyers crowd the stalls in darkness illuminated by work lights is a genuinely extraordinary sensory experience.