The Traditional Medicine Center is the stop that makes Capulalpam more than another pretty Sierra Norte village. Local practitioners work with medicinal plants, massages, cleansings, herbal baths, and temazcal steam.
Go with respect, not as if it were a spa gimmick. The centre is part of a living Zapotec and Mixtec healing tradition, and it gives travellers a rare, concrete way to understand the village's reputation.