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Different flavors of mezcal - Estado de Oaxaca
Different flavors of mezcal
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  • More than one shop in rug town. The town consists of plenty of small family shops making and selling wool rugs. Be carefull about the material and the dyes used in manufacturing. The natural materials and dyes are the better choice.

    $50. and up.

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  • This small stores are typical in Oaxaca... people in towns are not yet accustomed to the new super markets... They still buy things at the shop around the corner...
    I like this tradition; you can always talk to the owner and meet people there..

    the name of this store, for those who speak spanish, was one of my nicknames at that time...

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    casa de las artesanias: 100% artisan owned and produced
    Casa de Las Artesanias is a collective of around 80 family workshops from all over Oaxaca. There are different salas for different items such as pottery, clothing, jewelry, knives, woven goods, and more. The prices are very affordable; they're not significantly higher than the street vendors, and maybe even cheaper if you don't bargain well. Also, the quality and variety are great. Everything is 100% handmade, and you can be assured the profits are going to the makers and not mostly to intermediaries (which some street vendors can be). If you don't have the time to visit Teotitlan del Valle (renowned for weaving) or San Bartolo (for distinct unique black clay pottery), you can find these goods at this shop. The dyes used for the woven items are 100% natural as well.

    1. Teotitlan del Valle weavings
    2. San Bartolo black pottery
    3. Fashioned tin pieces
    4. Handmade scarves
    5. These wooden, brightly painted toys
    6. Oaxacan paintings

    I bought pottery between a range of 50cents (a bowl with painted flowers) to $11 (a mid-sized San Bartolo vase with unique etched design). My wall hanging from Teotitlan depicts a Zapotec story and was under $40, and a Teotitlan wool purse was around $13. A painting from a local artist was $55.

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  • Address: in the centro
  • Directions: a few blocks from the centro's main plaza
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    Mezcal - Southern Mexico's Tequila
    Different flavors of mezcal - Estado de Oaxaca
    Different flavors of mezcal
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    In Oaxaca you will encounter whole bunch of mezcal stores. Mezcal is the brother liquor of tequila. the term "worm with tequila" is acutally a misnomer. Tequila/worm combination actually does not exist. It is actually here in Oaxaca that "Mezcal con gusano" (Mezcal with worm) is invented. The most common brand of mezcal in Oaxaca is called Oro de Oaxaca but other brands exist and are just as good or even better than Oro de Oaxaca. When you walk into these stores, you will be greeted by the ladies who works there. There you will be able to sample all the different flavors of Mezcal. My favorite is Almandra (Almond) which is kinda syrupy tasting. Each bottle should be around $10 bucks. I used to buy these 10 bottles at a time to give to people and also I befriended a salesperson there so I got really good deal.

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    Alebrijes: Typical gifts from Oaxaca
    These strange-colored monsters or alebrijes were invented by Pedro Linares, who saw them in a dream when he was 30, and very sick.

    While he lay in bed, unconscious, he dreamed of a strange and different place, rather like a forest with trees, animals, clouds, sky, rocks and other things, and where all the animals had turned into odd, unknown creatures.

    He saw a donkey with butterflyís wings, a rooster with an eagleís head and others that all shouted the word, Alebrijes. The animals began to shout louder and louder, Alebrijes, Alebrijes, Alebrijes!

    The sound was terrible and he wanted to get away. A man told him that it still wasnít time for him to be there and that he would have to start walking in order to find the exit. Later, he came across a narrow window, climbed through, and suddenly awoke.

    When Pedro was able to get out of bed, he began to remember his dream and wanted his family and other people to see these animals. So, he took some paper and began to mold the figures he had seen; he then painted them like those he saw in his dream

    Now, Miguel Linares (his son), Paula GarcÌa (daughter in law), Ricardo Linares and Miguel Linares (grandchildren) have continued the tradition of making Alebrijes.

    However, aside from these ones, there are hundreds of other Alebrijes that have been molded from papier mache, painted with bright colors and covered with mysterious drawings.

    Prices very with the size of the alebrijes

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