Day 12 and 13: Final Buys and Moving On

Saturday and Sunday, August 15 - 16: The Chiripa 2009 Summer Buying Trip to Mexico

Saturday was another trip out to Tzintzuntzan. JM walked the ruins while Beth did the market.


Beth is in search of cornhusk flowers. They are sold by the piece or in bunches of a dozen. We have never found them in other markets. We like to buy from the source, but, the "source" in this case is the market booth that distributes the flowers that are made in the homes of people in the area.

Back in Patzcuaro a total of four trips to Adame were required to get the textiles we needed. Although their storefront is conveniently located just off the Zocalo in Patzcuaro, it is small and carries much more than the table linens we buy. Enrique will go back to the workshop to get more of what we need. Stripes are the best sellers right now.


At some point, either Saturday evening or Sunday morning everythings is delivered to the Barro Sin Plomo/Echery Pottery office. Mitchell at Echery will carefully pack not only the pottery we've purchased and ordered from their local potters, he will pack the cornhusk flowers, the table linens, the baskets, the _____________ (fill in the blank). Each item will be marked "Made in Mexico/Hech en Mexico" along with the material in the product. The boxes will then wait at Echery to be picked up by our shipper in Guadalajara, Space Logistics. SL makes a weekly or more frequent trip to Patzcuaro.

Sunday noon Beth and JM leave Patzcuaro for a 4 hour bus ride to Guadalajara. Shopping begins bright and early Monday morning.





Michell Aguila Sanchez, Mr. Ship.