Casa de las Artesanías

Zacatecas


A not-for-profit shop that promotes and sells handmade products from Zacatecas state. These include silver jewelry, stone carvings, textiles and talabartería (designs hand-sewn into leather typical of the region).


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1. Ex-Templo de San Agustín

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2. Museo Manuel M. Ponce

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3. Museo Zacatecano

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4. Jardín Juárez

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5. Mercado González Ortega

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6. Catedral

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7. Museo Pedro Coronel

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8. Palacio de la Mala Noche

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