If you're in Mexico City and feel like you need some good luck, make your way over to the Mercado de Sonora. This quirky market is filled with vendors selling various amulets, charms, and potions designed to protect those who possess them, or bestow upon them health, wealth, and new love. Whatever you need, basically. Herbalists sell a wide range of curative herbs (pictured) along with special "witchcraft" herbs -- and the spells used to activate them. It's a little eerie if you think about it, but I'm sure it's the happy kind of witchcraft. Right? We can't vouch for the efficacy of these ancient talismans, but the market provides a vivid window into the belief system of a population whose underlying indigenous traditions often overshadow the western beliefs brought by the Spanish colonists. The Mercado de Sonora is a short taxi ride from the W Mexico City.
[image via worldisround]
