Other shopping in Cuba
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ARTex
From mouse pads to Che trinkets, the branch of ARTex below Hotel Casa Granda collects any type of Cuban souvenir imaginable. The other branches – in the Casa de la Trova and at Patio ARTex one block further up Calle Heredia – focus more on music, with a respectable selection of CDs and cassettes.
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Centro Comercial Hicacos
Parque de las 8000 Taquillas has been the recipient of an extensive remodeling with a new mall tucked under a reborn (and plusher) Coppelia. Called the Centro Comercial Hicacos, there are a variety of shops here including souvenirs, cigars and photo developing, and an Infotur office.
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Casa de las Américas
A retail outlet of the famous Havana cultural institution, this place sells CDs, books and art, and is one of the few places in the country where a (very) old copy of Lonely Planet’s Cuba guide has been spotted on sale.
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Gran Parque de la Artesanía
The open-air artisans’ market that once stood here has been reborn further down Av 1 as the Gran Parque de la Artesanía. There’s a smaller handicraft market at Av 1 between Calles 51 and 52.
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Casa del Habano
This store is one of this popular government cigar chain’s better outlets with a patio bar, frigidly air-conditioned shop, smoking room and Infotur desk.
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La Maison
The Cuban fashion fascination is in high gear at this place, with a large boutique selling designer clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics and souvenirs.
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Miramar Trade Center
The Miramar Trade Center is Cuba’s largest and most modern shopping and business center with myriad stores.
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Calles 19 & A
Havana’s ‘gourmet’ market, with cauliflower, fresh herbs and rarer produce during shoulder seasons.
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Photo Service Jagua
Photo Service Jagua is well stocked with digital cameras, lithium batteries and Agfa film.
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Plaza América
The Plaza América is Varadero’s (and Cuba’s) only real shopping mall.
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Tulipán
This is a huge, ‘capped’ market, with prices set by the government, so it’s cheap.
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ARTex
The usual mix of Che Guevara T-shirts and bogus Santería dolls on Parque Céspedes.
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ARTex
You can get postcards, T-shirts and CDs here. It’s attached to the Patio Decimista.
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Todo Libro Internacional
Selection of maps, books and office supplies in same building as Havanatur office.
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Plaza de Armas Secondhand Book Market
Old, new and rare books; with plenty of Fidel’s written pontifications.
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