This Moorish-style villa has open patios with incredible views of the Sierra Juarez Mountains. Master weaver Demetrio Bautista offers classes in rug weaving and natural dyes. His wife, Maribel, offers cooking classes in traditional Zapotec cuisine. The restaurant on site serves Oaxacan moles, tlayudas and much, much more.

For Demetrio the process of making a rug begins far above the village. It is here in the high meadowlands that he comes to gather the flowers and herbs that he’ll use to make many of the dyes he uses in the gorgeous tapetes that are earning this young weaver an international reputation and clientele. As the rainy season dwindles to a few brief weekly showers there are only a few remaining days in which to harvest. Soon many of the precious flowers which form the base of his dyes will be gone.

In our town the people are mainly weavers, so a lot of textiles to see, especially rugs. But also you can go hiking, bird watching, biking, and we have the a world-renowned restaurant called Tlamanalli; also there are other places to eat, and many shops to see mostly handcrafts, and the local museum, it is very safe, it is a small village.