Editing Concepción, Chile (section)

===Commerce===
Trade in the city is concentrated in the ''Plaza Independencia'' (Independence Square), the pedestrian street ''Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga'' (built in 1981), and along the major avenues. One such avenue is the ''Diego Barros Arana''  street which has developed into the commercial center of the city and the region was until 1907 even known as "''calle Comercio''" ("Commerce Street"). New commercial centers are being developed around the old central station and the new civic district as a part of the Chilean bicentennial (September 18, 2010). A considerable percentage of local trade is taking place in settlements around the city, in communes such as [[Hualpén]], [[Talcahuano]] and [[San Pedro de la Paz]], where there are bustling shopping centers, such as [[Mall Plaza del Trébol]], and where there is a constant commercial development.

Other commercial spots, related to food, are the [[Vega Monumental]] and [[Central market of Concepción, Chile|Mercado Central de Concepción]] (Central Market of Concepción) places offering various services and agricultural and livestock products.