Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Lake Patzcuaro Artisan Villages



A year after I moved to Patzcuaro I'm finally learning more about the beautiful artisan villages that surround Lake Patzcuaro:

Tocuaro - mask-making

Jaracuaro - sombrero-making

Puacuaro - chuspata or tule weaving (reed-weaving)

Tzintzuntzan - ceramics

Ihuatzio - chuspata or tule weaving (reed-weaving)

Capula - ceramics, catrinas, talavera tiles