Mexico In My Pocket

from 2022 We Are Women Owned Holiday Gift Guide

Polished Prints

Latina-Owned Sustainable

Oaxacan Candles

Celebrate your holidays with eye-catching candles handmade in Teotitlán del Valle using natural dyes like cochineal and indigo.

Santa Clara, $70 Santa Rosa, $65

What if people said, “I’m going to Oaxaca!” with the same enthusiasm as, “I’m going to Paris!”? Well, Journalist, Entrepreneur, and firstgeneration Mexican-American Luisa Navarro is on a mission to make it happen with Mexico in My Pocket, a Brooklyn-based gift shop and travel club dedicated to reaching people around the world and helping to reshape the narrative of Mexico in the United States. Mexico in My Pocket celebrates the beauty and traditions of Mexican culture by offering everything from custom travel itineraries and traditional Oaxacan cooking classes to apparel and decor crafted by Mexican artisans. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Luisa was often bullied and made to feel like an outsider because of her language and culture. At one point, she even felt ashamed to be Mexican. Thankfully, her parents and grandmothers came to her rescue by teaching her to fall in love with the beauty of Mexican culture. In recent years, Luisa has grown even more passionate about her heritage and deeply rooted in her quest to ensure that not only her future kids, but whole generations of Mexican-Americans are never embarrassed of their culture. Since its beginnings as an Instagram account in 2015, Mexico in My Pocket has grown into an online shop and a Brooklyn boutique specializing in gifts and travel services – all carefully selected to help share the beauty of Mexican culture with the world. Shop online or schedule an appointment at