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Acción
An outdoor supplies shop for camping, fishing, mountaineering, knives and more.
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Artículos Deportivos
An outdoor supplies shop that sells butane for stoves and a few other supplies.
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Barranco
Barranco has been finishing panama hats since the 1950s, and its factory is now open to visitors. There's a small museum showing the history of panama hats, and someone will walk you through the factory explaining the entire process of finishing hats. There's plenty of pretty hats for sale too.
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Casa de la Mujer
There are several good craft stores along Gran Colombia and on the blocks just north of Parque Calderón. The best place for a serious spree, however, is the Casa de la Mujer, which houses over 100 craft stalls and makes for hours of shopping fun.
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Casa del Sombrero Alberto Pulla
This is the shop of Cuenca's most famous hatter, 78-year-old Alberto Pulla, who has been refurbishing hats since he was six. After he shows you the many hats he has for sale (upstairs), he'll show you all the magazine articles written about him around the world.
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Craft Market
The craft market has an odd but interesting combination of basketry, ceramics, iron-work, kitchen utensils, bright plastic animals, gaudy religious paraphernalia and guinea pig roasters (great gift for mom, but tough to get home).
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Craft Stores & Stalls
There are several good craft stores along Gran Colombia and on the blocks just north of Parque Calderón. The best place for a serious spree, however, is the Casa de la Mujer , which houses over 100 craft stalls and makes for hours of shopping fun.
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Explorador Andino
An outdoor supplies shop that sells knives, sleeping pads and bags and is worth a peek.
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Hat Shopping
Cuenca is the center of the panama hat industry and one of the best places to buy straw hats. Cuenca's hat tradition - and its haberdasheries - can be roughly divided into two types: hats for export (panama hats) and hats made for and used by local indigenous people.
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Homero Ortega P & Hijos
More akin to a hat emporium, this is Ecuador's best-known hat seller. The company exports around the world and has a huge selection of quality men's and women's straw hats.
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La Paja Toquilla
This small store sells some stylish straw hats in both men's and women's styles.
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Markets
Thursday is the main market day and there's a smaller market on Saturday. The two main market areas are Plaza San Francisco and Plaza Rotary. The San Francisco market is mainly for locals, though there's a row of stalls on the north side with weavings and sweaters from Otavalo. The market at Plaza Rotary is mainly fruits and vegetables. Both markets are lively and interesting, and continue on a smaller scale throughout the week.
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Plaza Rotary Market
The Thursday Plaza Rotary market is mainly for locals (which means pigs and polyester, fruit and furniture), but there are a few craft stalls.
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Sombreros Don Migui
Another hatter that works more with the local market, this old place has some excellent superfinos for sale.
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