Mendoza Shopping

Shopping in Mendoza

  1. Av Las Heras

    Av Las Heras is lined with souvenir shops, leather shops, chocolate stores and all sorts of places to pick up cheap Argentine trinkets. Items made of carpincho (spotted tanned hide of the capybara, a large rodent) are uniquely Argentine and sold in many of the stores.

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  2. A

    Mercado Central

    The Mercado Central is a good hunting ground for cheap pizza, empanadas (small, stuffed pastries) and sandwiches.

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  3. B

    Mercado Artesanal

    This cooperative offers provincial handicrafts, including vertical-loom weavings (Huarpe-style) from northwest Mendoza, horizontal looms (Araucanian-style) from the south, woven baskets from Lagunas del Rosario, and lots of braided, untanned leather horse gear.

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  4. C

    Carrefour

    Unless you are looking for a very obscure top of the range bottle (or a sales assistant who knows what they’re talking about), the best place to buy wine in town, in terms of price and variety, is the supermarket Carrefour.

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  5. D

    SBS

    A large range of novels in English, Lonely Planet guidebooks, maps and wine-related literature. Also TOEFL resources and textbooks for Spanish students.

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  6. E

    Marcelino

    An almost staggering array of mostly reds. They were one of the first to move into the potentially lucrative online sales arena.

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  7. F

    Rubén Simoncini Libros

    One of many bookstores around the intersection of San Juan and Garibaldi; some English books in stock.

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  8. G

    Raices

    High-quality weavings, mates (tealike beverages) , jewelry and more.

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  9. H

    Centro Internacional del Libro

    Small selection of classics and best-sellers in English.

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  10. I

    Feria Artesanal Plaza España

    Crafts fair in Plaza España with mediocre-quality goods.

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  12. J

    Plaza de las Artes

    Outdoor crafts market in the Plaza Independencia.

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