In general, Mexico is a great place to buy jade in all colors, shapes, and varieties...amethyst... and native blankets.
Copper Canyon- hand woven baskets, wooden dolls
Cozumel- black coral jewelry
Guadalajara- ceramics, pottery, woodwork and leather
Guanjuato- silver and copper ware
Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo- ceramics, carved wooden objects
Merida- hand woven hammocks, Panama hats, embroidery
Oaxaca- black pottery and hand woven rugs
Puebla- intricate pottery and tiles
Puerto Vallarta- tapestries, stoneware, pottery and glassware
Queratero- opal items
San Miquel de Allende- tinware and ironwork
Taxco- silver jewelry and other decorative items
Tlaquepaque and Tonala- blown glass, ceramics and leather.
**Unless you are an expert and know the value and quality of a high-cost item, don`t purchase without certification, a receipt, and proper exporting paperwork. "Antiques" may or may not be such, and the Border Patrol may have a different opinion on whether your expensive souvenir can enter the US (or leave Mexico.) Always use a credit card, except for inexpensive items. Keep receipts and purchases packed separately on your return for easy customs declarations.**
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