Feria Lo Valledor, Farmers market in Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Santiago, Chile

Feria Lo Valledor is a wholesale agricultural market in the Pedro Aguirre Cerda district of Santiago, Chile, where fresh fruit, vegetables, and other food products arrive directly from producers across the country. The market covers a large open area with hundreds of stalls serving private buyers, restaurants, and retailers alike.

The market was created in 1968 as a state-run facility by the government of Eduardo Frei Montalva, to supply Santiago's free fairs with agricultural produce; it was initially overseen by the municipality of Santiago. In the 1980s it was privatised and came under the management of the traders established there. The stallholders' community gained legal personality in 1985 and formed a corporation in 1990, and in 2007 the market bought the adjoining land of the old Lo Valledor slaughterhouse.

Lo Valledor is one of the few places in Santiago where wholesalers, chefs, and ordinary shoppers share the same aisles, giving the market a particular energy. Many regulars return to the same stall week after week, and lasting personal relationships tend to form between buyers and sellers over time.

The market is most active and the goods are at their freshest in the early morning hours, so arriving early makes for a better visit. The stall areas cover a lot of ground, so comfortable footwear and enough time to walk around are worth planning for.

Although the market is accessible during the day, the real activity begins late at night, when trucks arrive from across the country loaded with goods. This overnight operation means that by early morning the produce is already sorted and ready for buyers to pick from.