Places to Shop
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Gateway to the best Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico, has to offer.
Yucatan offers a variety of unique shops and exquisite
Boutiques dedicated to bring the finest Mexican Folk Art and an exquisite selections of
Mayan
Artists. Your purchases at
Toh Boutique help support our volunteer programs; in it, you will find
the finest ceramic, pottery,
textiles, jewelry, clothes, fine condiments and more.
Bellow is a list of Yucatan Adventure’s favorite places to shop, they offer the best quality pieces and some of them even dedicate a portion of their profit to local community projects.
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WHERE TO SHOP:
CHICHEN ITZA Do visit Toh Boutique at Hacienda Chichen Resort; this delightful boutique offers exquisite Mayan arts, Mayan pottery and art-crafts, textiles, creative gifts and the finest collection of Mayan jewelry, museum Mayan reproductions and replicas by Roger Juarez, Rodrigo and Patricia Martin. These three Maya Art Masters have earned many national awards and the Maya Elder J-Men's seal of approval for their refined attention to the Maya artwork original details. Toh Boutique also carries the exclusive Mayan Jewel Collection of designer Marc Petit and the exclusive organic "beauty & bath Spa products" recommended by Yaxkin Spa.
Toh
Boutique's owner personally chooses each piece sold here with great
care; her taste and commitment to quality gives this enchanting boutique
our top-shopping place rank. Here you can find rich organic food
products such as 100% Organic Gourmet Mayan Coffee, Pure Vanilla & other
fine native condiments. Toh Boutique accept
credit card purchases and special custom orders to help the Mayan artist community
and buy from the most reputable
Mayan craft
and
textile designers.
DID YOU KNOW: Since 2007, Toh Boutique became the main financial support of our sustainable social volunteer programs with 40% of Toh Boutique's profits benefiting both the Maya Jungle Reforestation and the Maya Foundation In Láakeech A.C. volunteer community work. Your purchases benefit us all.
Please visit our web article Mayan Art Masters where you will find a list of fine potters, textile designers and award winning jewelers that have continue ancient art traditions in their quest to preserve the Maya cultural legacy.
Other shopping places around the Yucatan:
VALLADOLID:
This
Colonial city midway Cancun to Chichen Itza has many craft-stores, most
sale the same common items sold everywhere in Yucatan. A charming
Mexican Folk Art Gallery called Yalat can be found in the
northeast corner of the city's Main Square. Yalat has a large selection of women clothing
designed by a local artist. This
charming shop offers also many hand embroider home
décor goods and a good collection of wood masks.
IZAMAL: A
Colonial town midway Chichen Itza
to Merida that offers a variety of
local handmade crafts. There is not yet a particular store we can
recommend. Still, this is a town where sisal jewelry and other whimsical
crafts abound; travelers will find kiosks set at the Main Plaza, and a
few street vendors near the Colonial Monastery. We recommend you visit
Jorge Lopez’ “paper Mache” workshop where he and his family create
lovely hand made butterflies delicately painted and decorated.
MERIDA: Yucatan’s capital city has good shopping centers around the north residential area and fun " craft-stands" where many street vendors showcase their goods at the Main Plaza each Sunday. A good place to visit is the Miniature Shop at Calle 59; this shop carries many fun miniatures, petit folk art, and a good selection of wood masks from all over Mexico. Merida sales many regional hammocks near the Main Post Office in downtown at a place call “Portales. The City’s main crafts market is also located in this part of town. A few blocks away, visitors will find the street dedicated to piñatas and regional candies.
A note about:
MAYAN WEAVES:
Symbols and motifs used in Maya weaving are generally based on stylized
versions of animals, plants or even the Maya view of the cosmos. The
lozenge shape above symbolizes the universe with the four cardinal
points. Often weavers use designs that come to them in dreams. Each
community has its own particular symbol, for example, a bat, butterfly
or monkey, and weavers will always incorporate their symbol in a design.
Different communities also have their own distinctive garments and
colors.
To learn more about some featured Mayan artisans, please follow this link.
Article exclusively written for Yucatan Adventure © 2007
Updated December 2007
Re-edited March, October 2008
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