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| Capula is a 35 minute drive from Pátzcuaro, about half-way between Quiroga and Morelia along Highway 15. Famous for its ceramics, Capula is an excellent place to shop directly from local artisan workshops for catrinas (clay skeleton figurines), pots, tiles, decorative plates and more. From Pátzcuaro, travel along the road to Morelia for about 20 minutes, until you see a sign for “Correo” along with a PEMEX on your left. Make this left (it dips back a bit) and take this road for about 10 minutes until it dead-ends. Make a right towards Morelia (not a left towards Quiroga) and about 5 minutes later make a left at the sign for Capula. Once you’re in town you will easily find many workshops and stores. You can also continue straight towards Morelia at the sign for Capula and you will find more shops and workshops right along-side the highway. |
| One block farther down Vasco de Quiroga, make a left, and on your right is Rogelio Martinez’s ceramics shop with lovely hand- painted pots, plats and vases. |
| The road into town curves through some wooden stands and then turns to the right onto the main street, Vasco de Quiroga. At that very first corner, across the street from a large (cheesey) artisan market is a beautiful workshop and store run by Laureano Martinez and Marina Castro called Xhenhuaro. They don’t allow pictures, so seeing is believing that these catrinas are the most beautiful in town and run between $20 and $40 dollars each. They can be reached at 443-304-0991 or at Vasco de Quiroga #315. |
| Continuing back on Vasco de Quiroga, you will find the main church on your right and the plaza on your left. |
| Continue a few more blocks until you reach Epitacio Huerta, where there is a small and simple store called Artisanias Lupita. Make a left onto Epitacio Huerta and about ½-block down on your right are adjoining shops/workshops, El Prendimiento and La Escondida owned and operated by father Jose Luis Martinez and son Rubén Martinez. They make beautiful plates and lamps as well as pots and other ceramics. They can be reached via cell phone at 443-163-8310 |
| Continue a few more blocks, over a small bridge and up a small hill until you reach Alfareria Capula, the beautiful Talavera tile workshop in front of the cemetery run by Celina Ojeda. Celina can make just about any tile you want for just a few pesos per tile. She can be reached via cell phone at 443-330-1621 or celinaojeda@hotmail.com |
| Although the famous master catrina maker's (Juan Torres) workshop is just around the corner from Celina's (turn right at the cemetery, his is the property with the large wooden doors, Santos Degollado #1), we enjoyed heading out of town, making a left towards Morelia and going to Catrinas Maximiliano along the highway where Max and his wife were thrilled to give us a little lesson. To set up a class, or make an appointment, call 443-359-0503. |
