An Aztec market

On my visit to The Aztecs, I decided to pay an Aztec market a visit. I came across a market. It was very different to the New Zealand markets that I am used to with donuts, nice sweet pastries or lovely homemade crafts. This was very different... It was an Aztec market. It had things like cloth, animals for food, pottery, and lots of other Aztec goods. There were even judges there to prevent theft and arguments. The market was packed with people, I heard that these markets can attract 20,000 - 60,000 people each day! Most things that people needed would be bought from a Market, it has everything they need from food to headache remedies. Some people payed with Copper Tajadero which was an Aztec currency. Others tried to trade items of the same value such as cacao beans. I find it quite interesting how it is so common for them to trade items because these days, most countries, including New Zealand you generally need to pay the price asked. Most places won't accept a trade, although with saying that, there would be some people willing to trade for an item of equal value. This Market is the biggest Aztec Market, it was always well stocked, and it was there every day. This is quite different to markets from New Zealand and other countries that normally only happen on the weekend. Everything was kept in sections. In one area there might be animal skins and, in another section, there might be live food animals. You would also get the ones that would sell things like cooked foods and doughs in their own area. There was so much stuff sold there that I couldn't keep track of it all but there was just about everything that you could possibly need. It was all organised really well.

 

(A large Aztec Market)

(This picture show how busy and big

an Aztec market is)