In Oaxaca City’s plazas, storesandtraditionalmarketsyou’llfindallkindsofcraftsthat are thefruitof 2,000 yearsofcreationandevolution. They come fromvariousregions
in thestateof Oaxaca. Amongthemanyobjectsyou’llfind are alebrijes, which are colorfulwooden figures offantasticcreatures.
You can alsopurchaseswords, elegantjewelryandlovelyblockpottery, whichyou can buy in the Benito Juarezmarketonthe
corner ofCristobal Colon and 20 de Noviembre, oratthemarketofArtesanias, whichyou’llfindatthesouthernendofthemarketonJ.P. GarciaandZargozastreets.