Difference between revisions of "Chaza (Colombia)"

|style="font-size:1.1em;"| A ''chaza'' (noun, fem.) is a popular generic term for any type of street vending operation run by a ''chacero'', the person who runs the ''chaza''. In this context, it is similar in meaning to the English huckster.  More often than not, the ''chazas'' are clustered along the mobility corridors of public transport, or connecting public transport stops with offices, schools, markets, etc., but in its basic forms, the ''chaza'' can also be found around public spectacles, or even along the traffic jams along the highways of Colombia's major cities. In fact, the ''chaza'' is so flexible in its structure and business model that it has become an archetypal exponent of the informal economy in Colombia