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The Best Place for Handicrafts is |
The winner is Patzcuaro
Surrounded by crafts villages and scented by wood smoke, a super charming and historical mountain town
Wonderful handicrafts from surrounding villages - each village has it's own speciality - one village has several copper stores and factories.1
And the runners up are....
 | Mexico City, Federal District (DF) 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 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 |
 | San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato A well-developed community of artisans; lots of different types of crafts. |
 | 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. |
 | Southern Yucatan State, Yucatan Although there are few tourist shops, if you look you'll find embroidered and stamped huipiles, repro Maya artifacts, ceramics, hammocks, and other goods. Check area markets. |
 | Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo Some unique items along with the same old souvenirs. |
 | Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato Talavera tiles and pottery, and good handicrafts at La Casa de Artesania, facing the main plaza |
 | Huatulco, Oaxaca Interesting selection if limited quantity of crafts from Oaxaca's interior, including wool rugs and black pottery. |
 | Todos Santos, Baja California Sur For a town this small, there are lots of good handicraft shops |
 | Ajijic, Jalisco
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 | Cholula, Puebla Like Puebla, Cholula has Talavera pottery for sale. |
 | 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 |
