Tonalá

Tonalá, 7 km/4.5mi south-east of Guadalajara, is noted for its fine pottery, in characteristic patterns and a variety of forms. It too has a Ceramic Museum (Constitución 4; market Thur./Sat.). The new Museum of Archaeology and Folk Art ("Tonalán") at C. Ramón Corona 73 was opened in 1997. On display are modern ceramics, pre-Columbian finds from Jalisco, masks, etc. In pre-Columbian times Tonalá was capital of the state of Tonalán.