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Pátzcuaro Vacations
EcoMexico, Sustainable Travel in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México
michelle@patzcuarovacations.com
www.patzcuarovacations.com
EcoMexico, Sustainable Travel in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México
michelle@patzcuarovacations.com
www.patzcuarovacations.com
| San José de Gracia is about 1.5 hours from Pátzcuaro between Tangancícuaro and Ocumicho. Though the town isn't on many maps, its beautiful ceramics - Las Piñas - are sold all over the state. The original design was inspired by local pine (piña) cones, and the original "jugs" were used to store water and hang mugs. More recently the artisans began to embellish the design, putting ornate lids on top, and painting them to look more like pineapples (also called piñas), which are not found in the area. Feel free to explore on your own or hire a guide. |
| Guadalupe Cerano Gutiérrez |
| Award-winning Piñas |
| As you enter San Jose de Gracia from the north, Magdalena Gutiérrez (01-355-511-2064) has a small store and workshop on your right hand side. Almost all of Magdelena's 9 adult children make piñas and hope to pass the tradition on to their children. One of her sons, Guadalupe, and his wife Tranquilina, live next door and have their own workshop. And one of her daughters and her husband Pedro Hernández Carlos run Tsitsiki (01-355-511-2181) - a museum, shop and workshop just a block away. |
| Piñas as pumpkins and candle holders |
| Original Inspiration of the Piñas |
| Small Piñas |
