Shopping in Central Highlands
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Guitarras Guevara
For more than 50 years, Jacinto Guevara has been hand-making guitars. Pick one up for anywhere from $75 to $300.
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Riobamba Market
The Saturday market transforms Riobamba into a hive of commercial activity, when thousands of people from surrounding villages come to barter, buy and sell. They flood into town by truck, cart, donkey and foot, unloading impossibly giant loads and spreading out their wares along the streets northeast of Parque de la Concepción.
Every plaza in the city fills with vendors. Needless to say, it's a colorful affair, though it's tourist appeal lies in people watching and gadget-spotting more than in buying. The only place with handicrafts is Parque de la Concepción (Orozco & Colón).
As you're walking around, keep your eyes peeled for locally made shigras. Also look out for ba…
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Parque de la Concepción
The only place with handicrafts is Parque de la Concepción. As you’re walking around, keep your eyes peeled for locally made shigras (small string bags), tagua-nut carvings, and totora straw baskets and mats woven by the indigenous Colta from the reeds lining the shores of nearby Laguna de Colta.
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Pasaje Artesanal
At the Pasaje Artesanal, between Ambato and Rocafuerte, you’ll find endless quantities of locally made baubles and a regional craft called tagua carving – white, golfball-sized nuts that resemble ivory and are dyed and transformed into figurines and jewelry.
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Stay In Touch Massage
For excellent full-body massages and herbal facials, make an appointment or drop by Stay In Touch Massage, the massage practice of a friendly and skilled US-Ecuadorian couple. One-hour massages are around US$25 and facials are US$20.
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Galería de Arte Huillacuna
Galería de Arte Huillacuna exhibits and sells excellent Ecuadorian art. You’re free to roam without buying.
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Queseras de Bolívar
Stock up here on the province’s famous cheeses ($6 to $7 for a whole wheel), chocolate and other treats.
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Mercado Central
The Mercado Central is a reliable place to find fresh fruits and veggies.
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Chakra Massage
For Swedish massage and reflexology, visit Carmen Sánchez at Chakra Massage.
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