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Plaza de Mercado de Paloquemao

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A real-deal, messy Colombian market. Go early on Friday or Sunday – flower days!


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On the western side of the plaza, this French-style building is now home to the alcaldía (mayor's office). The building was erected between 1902 and 1905.