Oaxaca Shopping, Artisans, Weaving Villages, Teotitlan del
Valle, Santa Ana del Valle, Barrio Xochimilco, Mitla
In Oaxaca, Each village has a special market day where hand made works of art come from the villages
for sale
Zaachila Market, Thursday (combine a visit to this market with a visit to
the carving village of Arrazola and the 16 Th Century monastery at
Cuilapan de Guerrero)

Tlacolula Market, Sunday (combine this with a visit to the ruin sites of
Dainzu, Yagul, Lambityeco and Mitla)
Mitla Market, Daily, Fabric vendors dealing in cotton  (option)Teotitlan
del Valle, Wool rugs

Etla Market, Wednesday Ville de Etla,  (combine this with a visit to the
ruin site of San Jose el Mogote)

Ocotlan, Friday: Clay figures, woven baskets a specialty  (Combine this
with a visit to the studio and home of painter Rodolfo Morelos and the
black pottery village of San Bartolo Coyotepec)

Teotitlan del Valle, Wool rugs ( Include a visit to the 16 th Century church
of Tlacochahuaya nearby)

Oaxaca City, Organic Market at Church of Santo Toma Xochimilco  
Friday and Saturday
Oaxaca City, huge outdoor market,  Saturday, Abastos Market (optional
visit to Atzompa village of potters)
To find Oaxacan shopping with local artisans go to the shop on Garcia Vigil, a street going north of the Zocalo
where Oaxacan Artisans place their work in a cooperative shop.
The Artisan Village of Teotitlan del Valle south of Oaxaca City on Route 190
offers  Wool rugs in colorful natural dyes at many family shops.  You can visit
one the  family's that work at looms in their homes and you can watch them
card, spin, and dye the wool for their hand made works of art
Oaxaca Market Days
Other Weavers bring
their rugs to Oaxaca's
Street Markets on the
pedestrian only streets in
the city
The best of the woven rugs
come to High end artisan
gallery shops in Oaxaca City
At the weaving villages
after school the young
members of the family will
help with the carding and
dying while they learn the
trade and weave on child
sized looms
How to Get to Teotitlan Del Valle:
From Oaxaca City take th Mitla, Tlacolula or Teotitlan del Valle
second class bus at the second class bus station Central near the
Abastos Market, .six blocks south and four west of the zocalo
Get off at the crossroads to the town of Teotitlan del Valle unless you
are on the Teotitlan del Valle bus which will go into the village center  
The collectivo crossroads cab will make runs from the highway to the
village. Take a crossroads collectivo to the center of the town  
Taxi from anywhere in the city $12.00 US
Collectivo from the station for collectivos near the Abastos
Market south of the zocalo. These collective taxis make trips to
all the villages south and west of the city. The back seat is the
best to avoid being crowded. 15-20 Pesos
Group Tours out of Oaxaca city make runs to the weaving village of
Teotitlan del Valle an  often combine a trip to the 16 th Century
church of Tlacochahuaya
Private car out of Oaxaca City, head southeast on route 190 towards Mitla a cotton weaving area.  When
you reach the ruin of Dainzu watch for the turnoff for Teotitlan del Valle on your left. Drive in for about four
miles to the center of the wool rug weaving village near the church.
Visit the Weavers
home and watch
the carding and
spinning of wool
Further southeast on Route
190, the intersection for the
town of Tlacolula, a left will
take you to the weaving
village of Santa Ana del Valle.
From Tlacolula regular bus
service runs to Santa Ana del
Valle where a village
cooperative market displays
the woven rugs of the village.
Oaxaca Artisan Villages: Pottery  Santa Maria Atzompa, San Bartolo Coyotepec
Weaving, Wool Rugs: Teotitlan del Valle, Santa Ana del Valle,  Cotton Mitla, Xaaga, Barrio Xochimilco
Oaxaca City, Wood Carving: San Antonio Arrazola, San Martin Tilcajete, Mezcal: Matatlan
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Mitla, a cotton weaving village and ruin site can be reached by private car out of Oaxaca City or by public
bus. Head southeast on route 190 towards for about 30 miles and find Mitla  and Xaaga, cotton weaving
villages.  There is a large outdoor crafts market at Mitla every day
Combine this with a trip to the Mitla Ruin or a trip to the ruin of Dainzu, or to the wool weaving village of
Teotitlan del Valle
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