Wednesday afternoon the front door to Tesoros Trading Company on South Congress stayed busy. On Sunday, the front door will close for the final time.
That’s just about how long they’ve been in business. Williams first opened the store at a downtown location 33 years ago before making the move south. The store offers handmade treasures, or "tesoros", from more than 25 countries. Jimenez and Williams have been to most of the countries represented, and many of the artisans they work with they have met personally.
"You get a mixture of everything from people coming in and going, ‘What are all these skulls about? It’s so morbid,’ and you have to explain what Day of the Dead is," she said. "Or you get people that are like, 'Wow, I'm from here and this is amazing.'"
Thanks, Joe Biden.