Full-Day Zapotec Women in Oaxaca

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About this activity

You'll live an authentic and ancestral elaboration process of different Zapotec handicrafts done by incredible women.

We'll visit 5 different places and women led families outside Oaxaca City where in each of them you will hear their story and about the origins of different oaxacan handcrafts. How they're made and even participate in the process!

We will visit Teotitlán del Valle where you will learn the weaving process of a wool rug using natural dyes and the women´s role throughout the process. We'll also see the elaboration of the bee's wax candles and how they're kept alive in their native traditions. Later we'll stop for lunch in the Tlacolula Market. Then we'll visit San Marcos Tlapazola to see the red clay pottery with a nice demo of how it's elaborated by incredible women. And last we'll visit a small female led distillery to learn of the making of our popular craft Mezcal and have a taste of it's varieties.

Live the women led experience in Oaxaca!

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At a glance

Duration: 7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Yeti in Oaxaca

What is included

Included

Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Teotitlan del Valle

2 hours

Learn of the natural dying and weaving process from different native families around the valley as well as about the bee’s wax candles. You will see the natural and organic ingredients they use to obtain a big variety of colors and as well as the fibers they use to make their incredible designs in rugs. And the story of why the shell candles are still a part of the identity of the Zapotec heritage in this little town.
Stop 2

1 h 15 min

We’ll visit the female cooperative of Las Mujeres del Barro rojo who narrate their story and show us the process of elaboration of the red clay using simple local ingredients.
Mercado Tlacolula

one hour Admission not included

The lunch part of our tour is in this little local market where we can find a variety of their local goods as well as a delitious barbacoa, tlayudas, memelas, and more!