Shopping in Eastern El Salvador
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Market
San Miguel's Market, west and southwest of Parque Gerardo Barrios, makes for fascinating exploration; it's a labyrinthine journey through Salvadoran small commerce. Several square blocks of indoor and outdoor stands are connected by long, sometimes winding corridors, the sections distinguished by what is predominantly sold there.
Wandering through you will see shoes, machetes, pots and pans, bootleg CDs, electronics, hardware goods, soccer shirts, rough-hewn wood tables, hammocks, a small amount of artesanía, fruit, vegetables, whole plucked chickens and slabs of meat hanging from hooks. In the food section, smoke hangs low in the air and grease-spattered stands, packed …
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Centro Comercial de Artesanía
At Centro Comercial de Artesanía, one stand - just one! - sells beautiful indigo shirts, hemp-paper products and handmade ceramics. The rest sell tourist kitsch, most with 'El Salvador' emblazoned across them, plus perennial favorites, like the toilet-paper holder with a dry corncob mounted behind a piece of glass and the words 'In case of emergency, break glass' written next to a small hammer on a string. Wow.
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Proarmo
This cooperative specializes in artesanías made in Morazán. You'll find a wide assortment of crocheted items (hats, belts, bags, jewelry); there is also a smattering of wood, clay and henequen crafts. It's all kind of kitschy but it's got a lot of heart.
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Despensa de Don Juan
For self-caterers, Despensa de Don Juan is a large central supermarket where you can stock up on veggies, fruit or sandwich fixin's.
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Despensa Familiar
For self-caterers, Despensa Familiar is a large central supermarket where you can stock up on veggies, fruit or sandwich fixin's.
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Supermercado Palmera
Supermercado Palmera is a modest grocery store, good for stocking up on fruit and dried goods for long hikes.
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