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Ag
Ag's selection of rare, handmade silver jewelry from throughout South America is outstanding. There are also antiques such as vaca loca (crazy cow) costumes, perfect for your next indigenous party.
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Centro Artesanal
This excellent shop is known for canvases painted by local Indian artists.
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El Aborigen
Talk about an arts and crafts supermarket! Huge selection and good prices too.
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Folklore Olga Fisch
The store of legendary designer Olga Fisch (who died in 1991), this is the place to go for the very best and the most expensive crafts in town. Fisch was a Hungarian artist who immigrated to Ecuador in 1939 and worked with indigenous artists melding traditional crafts with fine art. Her unique designs are stunning.
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Galería Beltrán
With more than 30 years in the art business, this art gallery sells paintings by well-known Ecuadorian artists.
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Galería Catasse
Chilean-born painter Carlos Tapia Catasse is one of Quito's premier (if not mainstream) contemporary artists. Worth a visit if you're an art hound.
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Galería Mina Alvarez
For a peek at some truly outstanding art, drop by the gallery of Mina Alvarez, whose colorful paintings, mostly of Latin American women, will dazzle even the weariest of critics.
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La Bodega
In business for 30 odd years, La Bodega stocks a wide and wonderful range of high-quality crafts, both old and new.
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MarsuArte
This exclusive gallery is extremely expensive, but it's one of the few in town where you can get a look at some of the country's most established artists. The branch inside the Swissôtel is actually better than the main branch.
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Parque El Ejido Art Fair
The most popular place to purchase paintings is Parque El Ejido Art Fair during the weekend art fair. The work here consists mostly of generic imitations of established Ecuadorian artists, but it's cheap and colorful. Also pop into La Bodega, which usually has some excellent art on hand.
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Posada de Artes Kingman
This small but well-stocked gallery is dedicated to the works of Ecuadorian painter Eduardo Kingman, the teacher and primary influence on better known artist Guayasamín. Prints, cards, T-shirts, etchings and jewelry line the walls and shelves.
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Productos Andinos
This two-floor artisans' cooperative is crammed with reasonably priced crafts.
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Taller Alderuti
The art at Alderuti (a member of the Fair Trade Organization) sits somewhere between handicrafts and fine art, but all of it springs from the hands of Ecuador's indigenous cultures, both past and present. Occasionally the store closes for lunch between 1:30pm and 3pm.
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Tianguez
Attached to the eponymous café, Tianguez is a member of the Fair Trade Organization and sells outstanding crafts from throughout Ecuador.
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