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The best place is Patzcuaro, Michoacan
Wonderful handicrafts from surrounding villages - each village has it's own speciality - one village has several copper stores and factories.
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The winner is Patzcuaro, ...more info Surrounded by crafts villages and scented by wood smoke, a super charming and historical mountain town And the runners up are....
Mexico City, Federal District (DF), More Info
Weavings from Chiapas, fine silk shawls from San Luis Potosi, you'll find it all; many shops of all price points
Guadalajara, Jalisco, More Info
Guadalajara is the place to buy housewares, plus ceramics. Don't miss nearby Tonala with its outdoor market and the upscale Tlaquepaque with galleries in restored mansions.
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, More Info
Towns and villages outside Oaxaca City produce colorful wooden alebrijes, black and green pottery, fine wool rugs, and many other worthwhile handcrafts.
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, More Info
Great variety of items from Guadalajara, Huichol yarn paintings and beadwork, and much more.
Morelia, Michoacan, More Info
Michoacan's capital has a great variety of quality textiles, copper, ceramicsware and more
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, More Info
Centuries'-old weaving, tin and metallurgy, jade and many other fine traditions.
Merida, Yucatan, More Info
Wonderful hammocks, huipiles and guayaberas, some "Panama" hats, but fewer crafts than one might expect
Puebla, Puebla, More Info
Talavera tiles, place settings, and other decorative and utilitarian ceramicware
Cancun, Quintana Roo, More Info
Shops offer expensive handicrafts from Yucatan and beyond.
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, More Info
Beautiful pottery in the surrounding villages, Talavera tile in Dolores Hidalgo
Taxco, Guerrero, More Info
The silver capital of Mexico, Taxco has a seemingly endless inventory of silver jewelry and housewares.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, More Info
A well-developed community of artisans; lots of different types of crafts.
Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, More Info
Talavera tiles and pottery, and good handicrafts at La Casa de Artesania, facing the main plaza
Huatulco, Oaxaca, More Info
Interesting selection if limited quantity of crafts from Oaxaca's interior, including wool rugs and black pottery.
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, More Info
For a town this small, there are lots of good handicraft shops
Ajijic, Jalisco, More Info
Tijuana, Baja California, More Info
The tourist district on Revolution has cheap handicrafts from all over Mexico.
Acapulco, Guerrero, More Info
From Guerrero state and farther afield
Izamal, Yucatan, More Info
Excellent Yucatan hammocks, must ask around
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