In Tlaxcalayou?ll
find a widevarietyofproducts
made by local artisans: serapes,
rugsfromthetownsofContla, ChiautempanandIxcotla, glazedpotteryfrom San SebastianAtlahapa, masksfromTlatempan,
Talavera potteryandonyx figurines from San Pablo del
Monte, beautifulcottongarmentsfromIxtenco
(embroideredwithpre-Hispanicand
colonial designs), alebrijes
(paintedwood figures) andcardboard figures fromIxtacuixtla, totomochtlis (figures made fromdriedcornhusks
in thetownof Espanta), basketsfrom Nativitas and Santa ApoloniaTeacalco. You can alsobuyglazedearthenware, ceramicsandsilverfrom Trinidad TenexyecacandTlaxco. You?ll
findallofthesebeautifulitems in themarketoratthe Casa de Artesanias in thedowntownarea.