In
Tlaxcala you’ll
find a wide
variety of
products made by local
artisans: serapes,
rugs from
the towns
of Contla,
Chiautempan and
Ixcotla, glazed
pottery from
San Sebastian
Atlahapa, masks
from Tlatempan,
Talavera pottery
and onyx figurines
from San Pablo del Monte,
beautiful cotton
garments from
Ixtenco (embroidered
with pre-Hispanic
and colonial
designs), alebrijes (painted
wood figures) and
cardboard figures
from Ixtacuixtla,
totomochtlis (figures made
from dried
corn husks
in the town
of Espanta),
baskets from Nativitas
and Santa Apolonia
Teacalco. You
can also buy
glazed earthenware,
ceramics and
silver from
Trinidad Tenexyecac
and Tlaxco.
You’ll find
all of these
beautiful items
in the market
or at
the Casa de
Artesanias in the
downtown area.
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