Los Angeles Times

The bold can become beautiful on the cheap at this Mexico City plaza

MEXICO CITY - Mexico City's Plaza de Belleza, or Beauty Square, has the trappings of any other Mexican market: Vendors peddle small electronics, cheap clothes and fresh-cut mango drizzled with hot sauce.

But this market is dominated by a very different kind of commerce.

People come here to get pretty.

Sitting in chairs on the sidewalk or inside stalls divided by plastic tarps, customers get their faces waxed, eyebrows threaded, teeth whitened and the calluses scraped off their feet.

The services - as diverse as acne

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times3 min read
Eric Sondheimer: Greatest legacy of 1984 Olympic Games is LA84 Foundation
LOS ANGELES — Driving past a San Fernando Valley middle school during lunchtime, the sports fields were buzzing with activity. Soccer balls were being kicked, basketballs were being dribbled, tetherballs were being socked. My previous three hours had
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Space Team Seeks To Turn School Into Science Destination
LOS ANGELES — This month, Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California, had a pep rally to celebrate the achievements of what might be its least conventional team: its cutting-edge space squad. Seniors Isaiah Dunn, Christopher Holbert, Travis Le
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Why Did Reggie Bush Lose His Heisman Trophy? How Did The Former USC Star Get It Back?
LOS ANGELES — Former USC running back Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy in 2005, lost it in 2010 and finally got it back this week. It's been a long, strange trip for the player who went on to win a Super Bowl in the NFL and serve as a college footb

Related Books & Audiobooks