We finished visiting the ruins of Monte Alban about 1 pm on Day 5. On our way back to Oaxaca we stopped at San Bartolo Coyotepec. This is a market town just south of Oaxaca City in the Central Valley. The town's artisans are world famous for their black pottery (barro negro).
We were given a demonstration of the process to create the black pottery at one of the factories in town..
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| the soil used to create the pottery |
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| The gray clay is kneaded |
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| carving the pattern in the clay pottery |
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| Note the shiny black pottery -- the clay turns black after it has been baked. Then it is polished with a piece of quartz to add the shine |
Samples of some of the beautiful items produced at this factory:
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| Bev and Sherry paying for their purchases |
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| On our way back to the bus, we stopped to shop at a store where they were painting alebrijes , Alebrijes are brightly colored Oaxacan-Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. |
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| Taxis used in the Oaxaca area |
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