GuayaquilShopping

Market shopping in Guayaquil

  1. El Mercado Artesanal Loja

    A large artisans’ market taking up an entire block downtown. It has a huge variety of crafts from all over Ecuador, including Otavalo-style sweaters, panama hats, carved chessboards, mass-produced paintings, Barcelona (the hometown soccer team) apparel and just about every knickknack imaginable. Absolutely safe to wander, and bargaining is expected.

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    La Bahía

    A sprawling street market between Olmedo and Colón is a crowded maze of vendors selling everything from knock-off name-brand watches to brassieres and bootleg CDs.

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