Mercado de Sonora, Traditional market in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.

Mercado de Sonora is a traditional public market in the Merced Balbuena neighborhood of Venustiano Carranza, southeast of Mexico City's historic center. It occupies a single long nave built mostly of metal, about 10,262 square meters, divided into two main halls known as Mercado Merced Sonora 107 and Anexo 108. Inside, narrow aisles hold stalls grouped by goods: pottery, party items, costumes, toys, and at the rear, herbal medicine and items for magic and the occult.

The market was founded in the 1950s and grew into a major commercial hub for the city. Since then, vendors have maintained practices rooted in traditional Mexican medicine and spiritual crafts passed down through generations.

This market serves as a gathering place where people shop for objects connected to religious and spiritual practices woven into everyday life. Visitors come to find ceremonial goods and healing materials that remain part of many households and local customs.

The location is accessible by public transportation and operates daily from early morning through evening. It is best to bring cash for purchases, and visitors should be prepared for crowded conditions during peak hours.

The market's rear aisles hold stalls for Santería and the cult of Santa Muerte, and an estimated 2,000 people come each weekend specifically for this section. Among the goods are ocote-wood crosses for good luck, garlic chains against evil, and a seed called "deer's eye" used against the evil eye.