Hennequen & Haciendas

Fundacion Haciendas en el Mundo Maya is a project sponsoring the making of crafts in the Yucatan. There is a new shop in the Casa de Montejo on the Main Square or Zocalo and another shop at the Hacienda Ochil. They sell some of the very best & most expensive products made by these crafts people. You can also see these products and many of the tallers (work shops) if you visit the haciendas and hacienda towns like Temozon and Ochil.

From the Zocalo walk over to the Casa des Artesanias on calle 63 no. 503 x 66 y 64 and compare the quality and the prices. You will have seen some of the best and most expensive items compared to the very good but very basic items available in Yucatan. This will educate you and give you a price structure for the rest of your shopping whether it been in the market stalls or in tourist and craft shops around Merida.

You'll find less crafts and less variety in the Yucatan than you'll find elsewhere in Mexico. But there are excellent Panama hats made in the caves around Campeche and there are great hammocks made in towns like Tixcopo. Embroidery is done in Teabo.
Our friend Louisa makes the best hennequen bags and boxes we have found and she is usually in the market of Santa Lucia on Sundays if you go early.