: Unlike seasonal workshops, El Castillo operates and is open to the public every day of the year.

: The pieces are dipped in base colors and then hand-painted by master artists who can decorate up to 5,000 spheres in a single day.

: A solution (often silver nitrate) is injected to create a reflective mirror effect.

: Artisans use blowtorches to heat Pyrex glass tubes, blowing them into specific shapes.

Every ornament is crafted by hand using techniques passed down since the industry was established in Chignahuapan by Rafael Méndez in 1965.