The winner is Patzcuaro

Surrounded by crafts villages and scented by wood smoke, a super charming and historical mountain town

And the runners up are....

Mexico City, D.F.

Weavings from Chiapas, fine silk shawls from San Luis Potosi, you'll find it all; many shops of all price points

Guadalajara, Jalisco

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

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

Great variety of items from Guadalajara, Huichol yarn paintings and beadwork, and much more.

Morelia, Michoacan

Michoacan's capital has a great variety of quality textiles, copper, ceramicsware and more

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

A well-developed community of artisans; lots of different types of crafts.

San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

Centuries'-old weaving, tin and metallurgy, jade and many other fine traditions.

Merida, Yucatan

Wonderful hammocks, huipiles and guayaberas, some "Panama" hats, but fewer crafts than one might expect

Puebla, Puebla

Talavera tiles, place settings, and other decorative and utilitarian ceramicware

Cancun, Quintana Roo

Shops offer expensive handicrafts from Yucatan and beyond.

Guanajuato, Guanajuato

Beautiful pottery in the surrounding villages, Talavera tile in Dolores Hidalgo

Taxco, Guerrero

The silver capital of Mexico, Taxco has a seemingly endless inventory of silver jewelry and housewares.

Huatulco, Oaxaca

Interesting selection if limited quantity of crafts from Oaxaca's interior, including wool rugs and black pottery.

Tijuana, Baja California

The tourist district on Revolution has cheap handicrafts from all over Mexico.

Acapulco, Guerrero

From Guerrero state and farther afield

Izamal, Yucatan

Excellent Yucatan hammocks, must ask around

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