CultureThe Crafts and Sweets MarketSan Cristobal de las Casas

As its name indicates, this small market, the Mercado de Dulces y Artesanias offers a wide variety of candy as well as decorative craft items and clothing.

Among the most well know candies in the region, you will find: suspiros, calabaza en dulce, melcocha, puxinú (sweet popcorn), turrones, dulces de manzanilla, gaznate,  cocadas, dulces de plátano, de papaya, chilacayote, yuca de ajonjolí, de calabaza, de cacahuate, tostadas de coco, nuégado, pan de muerto, sweet bread, ground coconut, peanuts, chocolate, cheese and milk empanadas, and cakes.