San Antonio Aguas Calientes Things to Do

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Located on the second floor of the Mercado de Artesanias, this small museum will give the visitor some background information on the craft of making indigenous clothes, or traje including the beautiful women's blouses, or %huipils. Interestingly the design woven onto a huipil is usally indicative of where the woman is from. This is explained in the museum by static models showing the huipil, corte (skirt), and other garments and identifying their place of origin. There is no entrance fee to the museum so definitely check it out.

The main plaza in the center of town is small but is pretty with lush and well-manicured trees, a fountain with a nice centerpiece sculpture, and a set of public laundry sinks. It was basically deserted during our visit but we were there in the middle of the afternoon. Stalls were set up for that evening's Corpus Christi festival.