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Tianguez Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Location Plaza San Francisco
Phone 02/2230-609
Web site www.sinchisacha.org

Frommer's Review

Tianguez showcases products similar to those you'll find at Olga Fisch and Galería Latina, including masks, ceramics, and all sorts of pieces inspired by pre-Columbian artisan traditions. Tianguez means "market" in Quichua, and it's an especially appropriate name because the store is housed in a sprawling, mazelike old market in Old Town under the San Francisco church. It feels like the catacombs in Rome. A not-for-profit organization, Sinchi Sacha, runs Tianguez and supports indigenous and mestizo artisan groups. It's open Sunday and during siesta.

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