Valles Centrales
Jacobo and María Ángeles have been making particularly wonderful alebrijes (colorful animal figures fashioned out of soft copal wood) for over 25 years…
Valles Centrales
Jacobo and María Ángeles have been making particularly wonderful alebrijes (colorful animal figures fashioned out of soft copal wood) for over 25 years…
Valles Centrales
Ocotlán's most renowned artisans are the four Aguilar sisters and their families, who create whimsical, colorful pottery figures of women with all sorts…
Oaxaca City
A classy crafts shop with superb alebrijes from the workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles in San Martín Tilcajete. These brightly painted wooden figurines,…
Oaxaca City
Beware: the boxed chocolate bites sold here, known as 'Texoros,' are highly addictive. The gourmet Oaxacan treats come in 10 varieties, including hazelnut…
Mazunte
This very successful small cooperative, toward the village's west end, makes and sells products such as shampoo, cosmetics, mosquito repellent, soap and…
Oaxaca City
This daily indoor market, a block south of the Zócalo, peddles a mix of flowers, hats, shoes, cheap clothes and jewelry, baskets, leather belts and bags,…
Valles Centrales
The work of over 100 contemporary Atzompa potters is on sale in the Mercado de Artesanías: items range from animal figures and lampshades to pots, plates,…
Oaxaca City
A kind of greatest hits of Oaxacan crafts – including black pottery, rugs, clothes, shoes and alebrijes (painted wood carvings) – collected from around…
Bahías de Huatulco
Crucecita doesn’t lack shops, but if you’re looking for something a bit quirkier than underpants and socks, this local craft outlet can oblige with black…
Oaxaca City
A cooperative of more than 80 artisans from around Oaxaca state, La Casa del Rebozo stocks quality pottery, textiles, alebrijes (painted wood carvings),…
Tienda de Artesanías Piña Palmera
Zipolite
This little shop sells wooden toys, recycled paper products, coconut oil and other stuff made at the Piña Palmera rehabilitation center and in the…
Oaxaca City
Though most titles are in Spanish, this shop next to relaxing Cafe Brújula offers a lavish selection of art, archaeology and collectable books on the…
Oaxaca City
Folk-art shop run by a Teotitlán del Valle weaving family, meaning it's stuffed with quality rugs, clothes and embroidery, as well as work from other…
Oaxaca City
Stocks a good selection of quality mezcal, wines from Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe and Mexican craft beer.
Casa de las Artesanías de Oaxaca
Oaxaca City
A large store selling the work of 80 family workshops and craft organizations from around Oaxaca state.
Oaxaca City
The enormous main market, nearly 1km west of the Zócalo, is a hive of activity all week, with Saturday the biggest day. You can find almost anything here,…
Valles Centrales
This covered market, on the south side of the central plaza, opens daily. Food, clothes, pottery, textiles, mezcal, chickens, art and cheap junk – it's…
Unión de Palenqueros de Oaxaca
Oaxaca City
This hole-in-the-wall place is the outlet for a group of small-scale mezcal producers from Santiago Matatlán. It has decent and very well-priced reposado,…
Oaxaca City
A small, relaxed market dealing in natural products, especially crafts and organic vegetables and made-on-the-spot food, nearly all sold by their makers…
Oaxaca City
An indoor crafts market almost entirely devoted to textiles: tablecloths, bags, blouses, huipiles (long, sleeveless tunics) shawls and more.