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,…
Must-see shopping in Oaxaca
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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…
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Mazunte
This very successful small cooperative, toward the village's west end, makes and sells products such as shampoo, cosmetics, mosquito repellent, soap and…
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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,…
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Oaxaca City
A kind of greatest hits of Oaxacan crafts – including black pottery, rugs, clothes, shoes and alebrijes (painted wood carvings) – collected from around…
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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…
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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),…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Oaxaca City
Stocks a good selection of quality mezcal, wines from Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe and Mexican craft beer.
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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.
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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Oaxaca City
An indoor crafts market almost entirely devoted to textiles: tablecloths, bags, blouses, huipiles (long, sleeveless tunics) shawls and more.
