Jewellery shopping in Mexico
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Museo del Jade
Particularly classy jewelry is sold here, with pre-Hispanic reproductions carved in jade and other precious materials. Inside is a small museum with replicas of ancient Olmec pieces and a full-size replica of Pakal's tomb at Palenque.
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Oro de Monte Albán
This firm's metalsmiths craft beautifully worked jewelry in gold, silver and semiprecious stones, including copies of pre-Hispanic jewelry and pieces inspired by colonial-era designs. The interesting free workshop tour (in Spanish) at the Gurrión branch includes a demonstration of the pre-Hispanic lost-wax casting technique. Other branches are along Alcalá.
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Centro Platero Gallery
The Zacatecas silversmith industry lives on in workshops at the Centro Platero, a few kilometers east of town on the road to Guadalupe at the converted 18th-century Ex-Hacienda de Bernardez.You can shop in its gallery in town.
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Dos Lunas
This bright, colorful shop will get you in the holiday mood. Stocking reasonably priced resort wear made of natural fibres, as well as great jewelry and kiddies' clothing, it's well worth a pre-beach visit. They also have a branch in Puerto Paraíso.
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Entenaya Plata
Seven talented local jewelry designers have their work on display here. Silver is combined with coral, turquoise, seeds and semiprecious stones and each piece has a detailed explanation. Credit cards are accepted, so come prepared to spend.
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Mineralia Coyoacán
The name says it all; this shop has two showrooms lined by shelves of wonderful stones, painted seeds and semiprecious gems. Choose several different colored strings and buy the clasp separately to create a show-stopping original piece.
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Casa del Obispo
Has a divine setting with its hacienda-style courtyard and central fountain. There are mainly jewelry and artesanía stores and prices tend to be comparable or slightly higher than the nearby Bazaar Sábado.
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Galerías Zen-Mar
Galerías Zen-Mar offers Zapotec woven wool rugs, silver bracelets, and masks from Oaxaca and Guerrero. Also on sale are traditional craft items, such as ceramics, from other mainland indigenous peoples.
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Casa Toroda
On Pasaje Polanco is the unusual Casa Toroda, which has beautiful engraved glass plates from Senegal, Kenyan masks, and Brazilian jewelry embellished with turquoise and coral.
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Mercado de Artesanías Plata
For quantity rather than quality, trawl the vast, haphazardly displayed masses of rings, chains and pendants at the Mercado de Artesanías Plata.
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Casa del Artesano Sudcaliforniano
Next to the tourist office, this excellent store sells jewelry, handicrafts, paintings, sculptures and clothes made in La Paz and Baja California Sur.
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Artesanías Flores
Artesanías Flores sells Huichol beadwork, thread paintings and jewelry.
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Alberto’s
Alberto’s has the best selection of quality Taxco silver pieces.
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Huichol Collection
Huichol Collection sells Huichol beadwork, thread paintings and jewelry.
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Lágrimas de la Selva
A lovely jewelry store where you can watch jewelers work with amber.
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