The area where Rufina’s workshop—operated exclusively by a collective of women—stands is one of the oldest pottery communities in the region, Santa Maria Atzompa, dating from 1600 B.C.

You'll find the Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca inside the adjoining buildings to the Templo de Santo Domingo. Both the church and the museum are located about a 10-minute walk north of the Zócalo.

If you can’t reach the town, you can find the green Atzompa pottery in most local Oaxaca markets. 5. Zaachila Oaxaca Ruins.

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