Museo Universitario de Artes Populares
Near downtown Colima, Mexico
This museum is located in a neighborhood known as “La Atrevida,” on the corner of Gabino Barreda and Manuel Gallardo Zamora streets. To get to here from downtown Colima, coming from Torres Quintero Square specifically, you need to walk 7 blocks up Gabino Barreda street. Then you will find the University complex known as “IUBA.” In this complex you will find the Pablo Silva García Theater and the craftsman’s terrace next to the Ma. Teresa Pomar University Museum of Folk Art.
The University Museum of Folk Art houses an important collection of Mexican folk art, unique of its kind in the country. All the branches of craftsmanship from Colima are on display in this University facility. Woodwork, textiles, vegetable fibers, saddlery, paperwork, ceramics, metalwork, traditional toys, and lapidary.
Guillermo Río Alcalá has a small studio within the Museum making artifact reproductions. His things are for sale – but I didn’t ask how much. Parts of this complex are also the schools of dance and music. Very interesting place.
University Museum of Folk Art
Museum second floor
Woven ware
Musical instruments
Puppets
Colonial museum in San Miguel de Allende Mexico
Casa de Ignacio Allende is the birthplace of Ignacio Allende, one of Mexico’s great Independence heroes, and it now houses a historical museum. The “Museo Histórico de San Miguel de Allende” has a collection of weapons, documents and other objects that belonged to this independence war hero. Located at 1 Cuna de Allende Street, next to the Parroquia de San Miguel on the main plaza.
Museo Casa de Ignacio Allende
Lake Zirahuen in Michoacan Mexico, is an enchanting lake just 20 kilometers from the city of Patzcuaro along the highway toward Uruapan. You can also access the lake from Santa Clara del Cobre over a cobblestone road. The name Zirahuen means “Place of Smoke”, maybe from the mountain mist over the lake.
The clear blue water of the lake, one of the cleanest in Mexico, makes this a real visual pleasure. There is still
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The Dolores Olmedo Patino Museum
Xochimilco, Mexico City
The Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum in Xochimilco houses the most important private collection of artwork by Diego Rivera. As well as 137 works by the famous Mexican muralist and painter, there are 25 notable works by Frida Kahlo, 43 by Angelina Beloff, and an extensive collection of Pre-Hispanic pieces and Mexican folk art.
Named after the rich philanthropist who donated the collection, the museum is housed
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Cuzalapa Organic Coffee Cooperative
Cuautitlán – Jalisco – Mexico
Cuzalapa is the site of a very old shade grown coffee plantation that grows organic Arabica beans. Cuzalapa is a little over an hour from Melaque off highway 80 to the south-east of La Huerta on the northern edge of the Manantlan Biosphere Reserve.
The coffee is grown under the shade of a large variety of other trees and the women of the
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