Museo del Dulce

Morelia


This mildly interesting museum is staffed by guides in period costume. Visitors are walked through the history of candy-making in Michoacán, from the handiwork of nuns in the region's convents to mass production. The tour includes a slow-moving movie plus a demo of traditional candy-making with all-you-can-eat samples. At the end, visitors are deposited in an old fashioned sweet-shop (which accepts modern day credit cards).


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