Oaxaca Shopping, Artisans, Arrazola Wood Carvers
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 Pochote Garden, Friday and
Saturday
Oaxaca City, huge outdoor market,  Saturday, Abastos
Market (optional visit to Atzompa village of potters)
Local artisans sell at a shop on
Garcia Vigil, a street going north
of the Zocalo where Oaxacan
Artesenias place their work in a
cooperative shop.
Wood carvers in Arrazola
shopping in the Artisan Village of Arrazola outside of Oaxaca City offers  Wood Carving of
colorful animals and fantastic creatures.  You can visit one of the 70  family's that work in
their homes and you can watch the artisans work on their hand made works of art
Oaxaca Market Days
Other carvings come to
Oaxaca's Street Markets on the
pedestrian only streets in the
city
The best of the carvings
come to High end artisan
gallery shops in Oaxaca City
After school the young members of
the family will add their specialty to
the carving
How to Get to Arrazola:
From Oaxaca City take the second class bus at the Centro station
four blocks south of the zocalo (not the Second Class Central
Station)
Get off at the crossroads to the town of Arrazola (five miles) and
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.
Group Tours out of Oaxaca city usually cover the town of Arrazola,
the 16 th Century convent of Cuilapan, and the Market day at
Zaachila on Thursday
Private car out of Oaxaca City head towards  Xoxocotlan to the
south of the City, after Xoxocotlan watch for the turnoff for Arrazola
on your right side.
Visit the carver's home and
watch the carving take shape
Further south on Route 175,
the road past the airport
towards the town of Ocotlan
de Morelos, the carving
village of San Martin  
Tilcajete is on your right.
Oaxaca Artisan Villages: Pottery  Santa Maria Atzompa, San Bartolo Coyotepec
Weaving, Wool Rugs: Teotitlan del Valle, Santa Ana del Valle,  Cotton Mitla, Xaaga
Wood Carving: San Antonio Arrazola, San Martin Tilcajete
Mezcal: Matatlan
Oaxaca Artisan Villages: Oaxaca and how do you get there:  Oaxaca Resources
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