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Picture taken in Mercato - one of the world’s largest open air markets, which lies in the centre of Addis Ababa - the largest market in all of Africa. This market has been in existence from the early 1900s, however, during those times, it was much smaller. When the Italians came to Ethiopia in the 1930s, they named this market Mercato, which means market in Italian, because it was the market they used at that time. Ever since then, Mercato has been expanding, making it known that any- and everything is found within its compound. You can get everything from grains, spices, clothes, ironware, pots and pans and baskets to name just a few. Mercato is an amazing, crowded place with never-ending hidden pockets to discover.

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