Tour to artisan towns of Oaxaca
We will pick you up at your hotel to start our tour to San Martín Tilcajete where we will admire the process of making alebrijes, the most emblematic crafts of Oaxaca. Then we will go to San Bartolo Coyotepec, a town of artisans characterized by the elaboration of black clay pieces, we will learn about the process of making clay figures. We will also go to Teotitlán del Valle, place of the famous wool rugs dyed with natural dyes. In this place we will know the process of elaboration of the rugs. Finally, we will visit the thousand-year-old Tule Tree, this is the tree with the largest trunk diameter in the world. Located in the town of Santa María del Tule. At the end of the tour, we return to the city of Oaxaca.
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Tour to artisan towns of Oaxaca
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San Martin Tilcajete
San Martín Tilcajete is one of the two towns in Oaxaca that are dedicated to carving in wood those beings so recognized for their great color: the Oaxacan alebrijes. San Martín Tilcajete is a small town dominated by one-story houses and green mountains in its surroundings. Wherever you walk, you will see signs of family workshops that are dedicated to making alebrijes. Learning how these figures are made and buying them is the main activity of the place.
This is a town full of customs and deep-rooted traditions, where mysticism, essence and warmth that shelters a town are contained, where its inhabitants transmit, teach and inherit generation after generation. Black clay from Coyotepec immediately comes to mind when mentioning Oaxacan pottery. It is one of the most famous pottery towns in Mexico. It is also the largest in Oaxaca, with some 700 homes actively producing.
Teotitlan del Valle
The town of Teotitlán del Valle (“place of the gods”, in Nahuatl), is famous thanks to the quality and beauty of its woolen textile products: rugs, jackets, bags, sarapes, tapestries, “corridors”, carpeting, curtains and dresses, made on large wooden looms and decorated with natural dyes, whose designs range from traditional Zapotec and Mixtec fretwork and taps to reproductions by contemporary painters.
Inclusions
- Travel insurance
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
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If your hotel is not on the list, please clearly write the place where you are staying, so that the operator can pick you up. Your lodging must be within the city of Oaxaca.
