Shopping in Baja California
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Librerías de Cristal
Books in English and Spanish.
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Silver Desert
Taxco sterling-silver jewelry of good quality.
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Librerías de Cristal
Good selection of books in Spanish and English.
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El Alacrán
This is the place to try for varied handicrafts.
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Librería de Cristal
A small bookstore with items in English and Spanish.
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Antigua California
This features a wide selection of crafts from throughout the country.
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Sanborns
This department store has a large selection of US and Mexican newspapers and magazines.
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El Tecolote
This English- language bookstore has magazines with town maps and a sketch map of nearby beach areas.
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Antigua Los Cabos
Small selection of women's handbags, fine tequilas (you can taste 'em, too) and traditional handicrafts.
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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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Fruit Market
For cheap eats or fruit for the road, check out the small fruit market between Hotel del Real and the highway.
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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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Mercado Mexicano
Cabo’s most comprehensive shopping area is this sprawling market that contains dozens of stalls with crafts from all around the country.
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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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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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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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Casa del Artesano Sudcaliforniano
Next to the tourist office, this excellent store sells jewelry, handicrafts, paintings, sculptures and clothes made in La Paz and Baja California Sur.
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Curios Tony
As for crafts, Curios Tony makes for a great browse, stocking everything from ceramics and jewelry to glassware and textiles, all from Baja and mainland Mexico.
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Galería de Todos Santos
The joy of shopping in Todos Santos lies in wandering the streets and seeing what you turn up. Another of Todos's galleries, and one not to miss, is Galería de Todos Santos.
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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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Galerías Zen-Mar
Galerías Zen-Mar offers Zapotec woven wool rugs, silver bracelets, and masks from Oaxaca and Guerrero. Also on sale are traditional craft items, such as ceramics, from other mainland indigenous peoples.
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Mercado N Bravo
Downtown's indoor seafood and vegetable market has a section of food stalls guaranteeing some of the cheapest eats in town (soups, seafood, stuff like that). You'll enjoy them only if you can handle the smell of fish.
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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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Stewart Gallery
As an artists' colony, Todos Santos has a plethora of art galleries and loads of boutique stores. The man who essentially kicked off the Todos Santos art scene is Charles Stewart, and his Stewart Gallery is a good place to start.
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Plaza Bonita
Plaza Bonita has several shops, including Veryka, which showcases the very best of Mexican artisans and crafts persons. The prices are high, but these are internationally known artists. It's worth a browse even if you don't intend to buy.
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