Mercado Modelo
Encyclopedia
Mercado Modelo is a central municipal fruit and vegetable wholesale market in of Montevideo
, Uruguay
. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar
barrio
, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio. The central building has an area of 19000 square metres (22,723.8 sq yd), to which more buildings were added in 1996 of an area of 15000 square metres (17,939.9 sq yd), while the overall area of the market is 70000 square metres (83,719.3 sq yd).
In March 2009, the then Intendent of Montevideo, Ricardo Ehrlich, announced that the market would be moved to the West of Montevideo.
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
, Mercado Modelo is part of the Mercado Modelo - Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Bolívar
to the northwest, Castro Castellanos
to the north, Villa Española
to the east, Unión
to the southeast and Larrañaga
to the southwest. The barrio is home to the homonymous market, as well as to several big cold storage units, such as the Frigorifico Modelo and the Frigorifico Uruguayo.
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. The area around the installations, which occupy several blocks of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar
Bolívar, Montevideo
Bolívar is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental to the northwest, Cerrito to the north, Castro Castellanos to the northeast, Mercado Modelo to the southeast, Jacinto Vera to the south.It is home to the...
barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
, has also taken on the name of the market, hence the composite name of the entire barrio. The central building has an area of 19000 square metres (22,723.8 sq yd), to which more buildings were added in 1996 of an area of 15000 square metres (17,939.9 sq yd), while the overall area of the market is 70000 square metres (83,719.3 sq yd).
In March 2009, the then Intendent of Montevideo, Ricardo Ehrlich, announced that the market would be moved to the West of Montevideo.
The barrio
As a barrioBarrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Mercado Modelo is part of the Mercado Modelo - Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Bolívar
Bolívar, Montevideo
Bolívar is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and part of the Mercado Modelo / Bolívar composite barrio. It shares borders with Brazo Oriental to the northwest, Cerrito to the north, Castro Castellanos to the northeast, Mercado Modelo to the southeast, Jacinto Vera to the south.It is home to the...
to the northwest, Castro Castellanos
Castro Castellanos
Castro Castellanos is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Cerrito to the west, Las Acacias to the northwest, Ituzaingó to the northeast, Villa Española to the east, Mercado Modelo to the southeast and Bolívar to the southwest. It is home to the barracks of the "Blandengues de Artigas"....
to the north, Villa Española
Villa Española
Villa Española is a football and boxing club, best known for its football side, and it is located in Montevideo in Uruguay. It played last season in the Uruguayan 2nd Division. After winning a decisive match against Tanque Sisley, Villa Española was going to play the 2008/2009 season in the...
to the east, Unión
Unión, Montevideo
Unión is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It shares borders with Mercado Modelo and Villa Española to the northwest, Maroñas to the northeast, Malvín Norte to the east, Buceo and Parque Batlle to the south and La Blanqueada and Larrañaga to the southwest.Its history started in 1845, during General...
to the southeast and Larrañaga
Larrañaga
Larrañaga is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Jacinto Vera to the west, Bolívar to the north, Mercado Modelo to the northeast, Unión to the east, La Blanqueada to the southeast and Tres Cruces and La Comercial to the southwest...
to the southwest. The barrio is home to the homonymous market, as well as to several big cold storage units, such as the Frigorifico Modelo and the Frigorifico Uruguayo.
External links
- Info site for Mercado Modelo (Spanish)
- Mercado Modelo info (Spanish)