Art & Craft shopping in South America
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Mercado Municipal
For handicrafts, stop by the lively Mercado Municipal overlooking the river.
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Crafts Stands
Numerous Crafts Stands sell mostly identical souvenir-type items in Praça Tenreiro Aranha.
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Fotrama Factory Outlet
The Fotrama Factory Outlet sells locally produced woolens from llama and alpaca at bargain prices.
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Cristina Giordano de Bincaz
There's a working loom here, plus some beautiful ponchos and fajas (intricate woven bands).
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Waliki
An alpaca artisan outlet that supports community employment and offers stylish contemporary clothing.
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Arte Andino
Locally made woollens are available at a few outlets. Try the cooperative Arte Andino.
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Agua y Tierra
A tidy shop that specializes in crafts from the Shipibo, Aguaruna and Asháninka cultures from the Amazon.
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Feria Artesanal Camino de Luna
Feria Artesanal Camino de Luna is a good spot to pick up wooden handicrafts or woolen goods.
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Ceart
This beautiful state-run craft store sell lace, ceramics, woven baskets and bags, leather goods and textiles.
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Galería Beltrán
With more than 30 years in the art business, this art gallery sells paintings by well-known Ecuadorian artists.
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La Bodega
In business for 30-odd years, La Bodega stocks a wide and wonderful range of high-quality crafts, both old and new.
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Feria Artesanal
Near the lakefront, this sells handicrafts from around the region, but it doesn't have the variety of Puerto Montt.
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Maquita
If you don't have time to get to El Hatillo to Hannsi, try the offerings at this central spot, which has good woodcarvings.
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Manos Azules
Several crafts outlets sell woolens, leather goods and wood carvings. The Feria Artesanal and Manos Azules are worth a look.
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Galería de Arte Huillacuna
Galería de Arte Huillacuna exhibits and sells excellent Ecuadorian art. You’re free to roam without buying.
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Feria Artesanal
Several crafts outlets sell woolens, leather goods and wood carvings. The Feria Artesanal and Manos Azules are worth a look.
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Central Artesanal Brillante Sol
Cooperative of 25 Mapuche women who spin and weave their woolen textiles on wooden looms in back and sell the products in front.
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Artesanía Sorata
A community-focused project that specializes in export-quality handmade dolls, original alpaca products and other beautiful items.
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Cuna del Poncho
For upmarket woven goods, Cuna del Poncho has reasonable prices, accepts major credit cards and arranges shipping.
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Tianguez
Attached to the eponymous café, Tianguez is a member of the Fair Trade Organization and sells outstanding crafts from throughout Ecuador.
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Feira de Artesanato
A large crafts fair that has the city’s biggest range of attractive artwork, and a lot of it is homemade. It’s especially busy on Sundays.
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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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MarsuArte
This exclusive gallery isn’t cheap, but it’s one of the few in town where you can get a look at some of the country’s most established artists.
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Artesanía Altamira
A veritable profusion of basket work is to be found here, along with other assorted knickknacks – the kind we all buy and ask ourselves ‘Why?’ later.
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Doña Máxima
After some bargaining, you'll find excellent deals on less decorative and more utilitarian Candelaria and Jalq'a weavings in this jam-packed cubbyhole.
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