Market shopping in Argentina
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Feria de Mataderos
Located way out in the western suburbs, the lighthearted folk festival Feria de Mataderos will take almost an hour to reach by bus 155 or 126 – but the journey’s worth it. Brilliantly costumed teenagers perform folkloric dances on stage while gauchos on horseback compete in traditional contests and local ladies dish out hearty country-style food and sweet patero wine. Over 100 craft stalls sell affordable handmade treasures from horse-hoof ashtrays to leather and metalwork; indulge yourself along the strip of gourmet food stalls where vendors offer free samples of dulce de leche liqueur, cheeses, and homemade liquors. For details on upcoming festivals, check their web…
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Feria Artesanal
Local craftspeople sell their wares at the Feria Artesanal every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The market boasts over 320 registered (and countless unregistered) artists, who make and sell everything from sculpted wooden cutting boards and handcrafted mate gourds to jewelry, flutes and marionettes. With numerous food vendors (all adhering to the regulation that everything sold in the market must be handmade), it's also an excellent opportunity to sample local delicacies.
On sunny Sundays the feria operates about half-tilt.
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Feria de Anticuarios
This cute antiques market, in the northern suburb of Acassuso, has goods cheaper than the Feria de San Telmo and it’s also smaller and less crowded. Dig through old silverwork, records, books, small collectibles, lighting fixtures and antique hardware. The best way here is on the Tren de la Costa, which begins in Olivos at Estación Maipú; get to this train station from downtown via buses 59, 60 and 152 (or take the regular Mitre train line to Tren de la Costa).
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Mercado del Sur
Jujuy's lively market, the Mercado del Sur, is a genuine trading post where indigenous Argentines swig mazamorra (a cold maize soup) and peddle coca leaves. Upstairs eateries serve hearty regional specialties; try chicharrón con mote (stir-fried pork with boiled maize) or spicy sopa de maní (peanut soup).
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Mercado Artesanal
For souvenirs, this provincially sponsored market is the most noteworthy place. Articles include native handicrafts, such as hammocks, string bags, ceramics, basketry, leather work and the region’s distinctive ponchos. To get here, take bus 2, 3 or 7 from downtown.
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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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Mercado Norte
Córdoba’s indoor market has delicious and inexpensive food, such as pizza, empanadas and seafood. Browsing the clean stalls selling every imaginable cut of meat, including whole chivitos (goat) and pigs, is a must.
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Feria Plaza Belgrano
Belgrano’s pleasant market is great on a sunny weekend. You’ll find high-quality imaginative crafts, as well as some kitschy junk. Good for families as it’s calmer and less touristy than the more central ferias.
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Mercado Artesanal Tradicional
The Mercado Artesanal Tradicional is an excellent local handicrafts market with an assortment of items for sale including ponchos and the brightly colored mantas (shawls) of Jáchal.
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Mercado Artesanal Permanente y Fábrica de Alfombras
For Catamarca’s characteristic hand-tied rugs, visit this artisans’ market. Besides rugs, the market also sells a range of ponchos, blankets, jewelry, red onyx sculptures, musical instruments and basketry.
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Camino de los Artesanos Home Markets
The Camino de los Artesanos Home Markets are where more than two dozen homes sell homemade goodies, from jams and chutneys to wool, leather and silver crafts. Most homes open from 11:00 to sunset.
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Feria Artesanal
Recoleta’s hugely popular fair, with hundreds of booths and a range of creative goods. Hippies, mimes and tourists mingle. Biggest on weekends; located just outside the Cementerio de la Recoleta.
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Feria Plaza Serrano
Costume jewelry, hand-knit tops, funky clothes, hippie bags and leather accessories fill the crafts booths at this small but lively fair on fashionable Plaza Serrano in Palermo Viejo.
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Mercado Artesanal de la Rioja
La Rioja crafts are exhibited and sold at the excellent Mercado Artesanal de La Rioja, as are other popular artworks at prices lower than most souvenir shops.
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Mercado de Pulgas
This relaxed flea market, selling everything including the kitchen sink, is at 20 de Septiembre between San Martín and Av Luro, seven blocks northwest of Plaza San Martín.
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Mercado Artesanal
There are numerous artesanía shops on and around the central plaza. The Mercado Artesanal cooperative features many locals’ work.
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Feria de los Artesanos
Vendors set up their stalls every summer afternoon on Plaza San Martín to sell everything from mate gourds and knives to sweaters and silverwork.
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Artesanía Stalls
There's a marquee off the plaza with a number of friendly artesanía stalls selling ponchos, camelid-wool clothing and foot-trodden local wine.
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Feria Artisanal
Antique stores line Calle Belgrano in barrio Güemes, where there is also a feria artisanal, one of the country’s best.
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Mercado Armonía
Santiago’s art deco market has food stalls, cheap eateries and a few artesanía shops upstairs.
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