Just across the square from the monastery, this cultural center and museum showcases popular art from around Mexico. Explanatory cards in English give an excellent summary. Its excellent shop sells fair-trade-certified crafts made by artisans from about 40 indigenous communities. Any purchase you make is a direct source of income for rural indigenous families.
Centro Cultural y Artesanal
Izamal
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1. Convento de San Antonio de Padua
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When the Spaniards conquered Izamal, they destroyed the major Maya temple, the Ppapp-Hol-Chac pyramid, and in 1533 began to build from its stones one of…
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