Must-see shopping in Northern Highlands

  • Taller de Cerámica Ducualí Grande

    Northern Highlands

    This collective of women potters sells their fine work all over Nicaragua. It's located in the community of Ducualí Grande, 3km northwest of town. Any…

  • Rosquillas Vilchez

    Northern Highlands

    This workaday backyard is where the best traditional rosquillas (crusty cornbread rings) in town are produced. Each batch is baked in one of three massive…

  • Taller Casco Dablia

    Northern Highlands

    One of the best soapstone workshops in town. Visitors are welcome to come and watch the artisans work (but call first to make sure there is someone around…

  • Telares de Nicaragua

    Matagalpa

    This fair-trade association sells brightly colored fiber arts from indigenous artisans in El Chile, corn-husk dolls, beaded jewelry, baskets and a…

  • Cerámica Negra Tradicional

    Matagalpa

    Mrs Rosa Ernestina Rodriguez has been crafting traditional indigenous black pottery sculptures for over 30 years and is a well-known local artist and…

  • Flor de Pino

    Northern Highlands

    Members of this small women's cooperative weave elegant baskets from pine needles. The products are absolutely charming, as are the women who make them…

  • Calzado Figueroa

    Estelí

    Get in touch with your inner cowboy with some genuine, handcrafted, Cuban-heel riding boots (from US$80 to US$100) at this high-quality leather workshop…

  • Artesanías La Esquina

    Estelí

    An artisans cooperative with an extensive inventory that blends tourist kitsch with an array of excellent pottery and sculpted wood bowls.