Shopping in Northern Baja
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Bazar Casa Ramirez
Several readers have recommended this labyrinthine, two-story handicrafts store with items from all over Mexico. Prices are a little steep, but quality is high, and you'll definitely find a colorful selection. It has a large selection of Day of the Dead paraphernalia.
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Arte 256
It's well worth the slog to find this fabulous gallery owned and operated by Tijuana native Joly Lacarra. The revolving exhibitions are generally outstanding. To get there, head out Blvd Aguas Calientes, and up Tapachula, past the Hipódromo. After Tapachula veers left, hang a right (at the big black building). This streets merges with Mérida which you follow up to the gallery.
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Mercado Los Globos
Bric-a-brac collectors will find heaven on earth at the Mercado Los Globos, a sprawling market area spanning eight square blocks on Calle 9a, several blocks east of Av Reforma. Vendors sell everything from old cutlery, dusty plates and broken 1970s radios to fruits, vegetables and a plethora of dried chilies. Weekends are the best time to visit.
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Fausto Polanco
A veritable museum of Mexican crafts, this two-story shop stocks some of the finest work in town. The furniture is beautiful, and the decorative arts and home accessories are stunning. There's a particularly good selection of pictures and frames, some great ceramics and some smaller pieces.
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Galería Pérez Meillon
In the Centro Artesanal de Ensenada, this gallery sells authenticated pottery from the Paipai (one of Baja California’s indigenous peoples known for fine craftwork, particularly pottery and baskets), Mata Ortiz (a major pottery center in central north Mexico) and Kumiai weaving.
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Mercado El Popo
El Popo is the most colorful downtown market, with stacks of fresh cheeses, sweets, wooden spoons, piles of dried chilies, kitchenware, herbs, incense, santeria, candles, love soaps, stacks of bundled cinnamon sticks, bee pollen and fruit all pushing you toward sensory overload.
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San Miguel Surf Shop
Drop in here for surf boards, gear and - depending on who's behind the counter - information on the local surf scene. The owner, Eduardo Echegaray, has been shaping surfboards (long and short) for some twenty years, and his prices are lower than equivalent boards in the USA.
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Mercado de Mariscos
An Ensenada institution is the colorful (and odiferous) Mercado de Mariscos, where you can admire - and purchase - the daily catch. After browsing the piles of abalone steaks, tuna slabs, and mounds of purple octopi, hit the taquerías across the way.
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Mercado Hidalgo
This is where locals come to buy spices, dried chilies, exotic produce, fresh tortillas and seasonal specialties made from Aztec grains. Be sure to check with customs before taking fruits or vegetables over the border. Dried hibiscus flowers make excellent tea.
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Mercado de Artesanías
Jewelry, blankets, furniture, baskets, silver, pottery and leather goods are available in stores on Avenidas Revolución and Constitución at the sprawling Mercado de Artesanías just south of Comercio (Calle 1a).
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Mercado Municipal
Jewelry, blankets, furniture, baskets, silver, pottery and leather goods are available in stores on Avenidas Revolución and Constitución, at the Mercado Municipal.
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Votive Stalls
For Catholic votives, candles, incense, crucifixes and other religious bric-a-brac, browse the votive stalls adjacent to the Catedral de Guadalupe.
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Galería La Caja
Located directly across Tapachula from the race track, this wee gallery is another great place to check out some of Baja's best-known artists.
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Galería H&H
Opened by a husband-wife team from Cologne, Germany, H&H showcases an outstanding revolving collection of local and national artists.
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Emporium
This is one of the few places with fair silver prices that are already marked, and a kind, knowledgeable, English-speaking owner.
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Librería El Día
Loads of books on Mexican history and culture, all in Spanish. Good place to pick up independent newspapers.
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Sanborns
This department store has a large selection of US and Mexican newspapers and magazines.
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