Ipanema & Leblon
This small shop is a great place to stock up on Brazil's iconic rubber sandals. You'll find a colorful variety of Havaianas for men, women and children,…
Must-see shopping in South America
San Telmo
A fun walk-through for one-of-a-kind threads by local indie designers, including interesting knitwear, colorful skirts, printed T-shirts, jewelry and…
Quito
This bohemian store is a great place to hunt for handmade crafts, ceramics, wooden items, paper-mache pieces, jewelry and toys, most of them produced by…
Cuzco
Huanchac is the local destination of choice for breakfast the morning after, specializing in the two hangover staples – jolting acid ceviche and greasy…
Brasília
This complex of handicraft stalls and down-to-earth informal restaurants is loomed over by the TV tower. Some stalls are open on Thursdays and earlier in…
Santiago
A huge range of local and international clothing stores make this the fashionista mall of choice. From Manquehue metro station, it's a 1km walk (or a…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
The Mercado Artesanal Tradicional is an excellent local handicrafts market with an assortment of items for sale, including ponchos and the brightly…
Sur Chico
Temuco's Mercado Municipal was gutted by fire in 2016 and is not expected to be rebuilt until 2019. In the meantime, many artisans have moved across the…
Puerto Natales
Down jackets, hiking boots and mountain equipment from international brands are sold here. Ticket prices may be double those back home, but for those…
Buenos Aires
This spacious wine and spirits shop on elegant Av de Mayo is a good place to pick up some drinkable souvenirs – or a nice bottle of malbec and some…
Rio de Janeiro
The biggest shopping center you can reach without heading to Barra da Tijuca, Rio Sul has more than 400 shops, featuring both the prominent and the…
French Guiana
Sells souvenirs ranging from tacky and cheap to chic and smart, including books on French Guiana, local fruit jams and honey, T-shirts and every kind of…
Riobamba
Byron Landeta's workshop has Riobamba’s best selection of tagua items, carved from the nut of a palm tree. Tagua carving has been in Landetta's family for…
Lima
This sprawling market is the best place to find everything from pre-Columbian-style clay pottery to alpaca rugs to knock-offs of Cuzco School canvases…
Arequipa
Excellent selection of special-interest art, history, anthropology and language titles and guidebooks in Spanish, with a smattering of English books, in a…
Bolivia
Starting at the train station, this street market extends north along Av Serrano, swallowing whole blocks on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Uyuni
The big market day in Uyuni is Thursday when Av Potosí gets taken over by stalls selling anything from arts and crafts to television sets; Sunday is a…
Manaus
This small kiosk on the square, right next to the Teatro Amazonas, has an intriguing selection of mostly Portuguese-language books on the Amazon, as well…
Atlantic Coast
This gorgeous little tienda of happiness on the plaza deals in milk and dark chocolate caramels, dipped dried fruits, turtles, liqueurs and other…
Medellín
For some shopping or just to rub shoulders with Medellín high society, head to the upscale El Tesoro mall. It has a variety of European and American…
Brasília
The nicest of the capital’s centrally located malls. More modern than most, with a better restaurant selection (the food court opens at noon on Sunday).
Asunción
Paraguayan malls are more than just shopping centers, and shopping in them is seen as a status symbol. This is Asunción’s newest and glitziest mall.
Bolivia
The mercado negro (black market) has a mishmash of consumer goods, and occupies an entire block between Avs Santa Cruz and Regimiento Chichas.
Pará
Santarém has a large collection of souvenirs. There's a lot of tat and not much that's original here, but you might uncover the occasional nice item.
Brasília
This mall has a large concentration of restaurants, cinema, bars and nightclubs, but very few actual stores. Very popular with the young and well-off.
Arequipa
This high-end tourist mall has plenty of expensive but good alpaca- and vicuña-wool items, jewelry, gourmet food, ceramics and other arty souvenirs.
Quito
One of the country’s biggest sellers of Ecuadorian straw hats (aka panama hats). Offers a small but versatile selection of its famous Cuenca brand.
Arequipa
Chain bookstore with a good selection of titles, including Spanish-learning resources and books in English, French, Italian, Portuguese and German.
Asociación de Toquilleras Maria Auxiliadora
Southern Highlands
On the outskirts of the village, in the old hospital, this women’s hat-making cooperative sells hats far more cheaply than in Cuenca or Quito.
Guayaquil
San Marino in Kennedy is a large, high-end mall with designer shops, a movie theater, food court, and American restaurants such as TGI Fridays.
Santa Cruz
Sleek, modern mall out by the fourth anillo, with a huge choice of international chain stores, bars, restaurants, banks and a cinema.
Recife
Probably the best bookstore north of Salvador, with a big English-language selection, including Lonely Planet guides, plus music and movies.
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Across from the church. This place has a bit of everything, from shell necklaces to floral shirts and the ubiquitous moai replicas.
Otavalo
Don’t expect much meat or produce at this grocery store/supermarket, whose specialty is all things canned. But you will find an ATM here.
Curitiba
One of Curitiba's best shopping malls, housed inside the former railway station. It includes a modern 10-screen cinema and over 150 shops.
Cajamarca
An artisan-owned-and-run cooperative selling excellent-quality crafts near the Complejo de Belén.
The Amazon
Two city blocks have been designated as pedestrian only, and are lined with stalls selling everything from handicrafts to cashew nuts.
Maceió
The Mercado Praia de Pajuçara is an enclosed craft market on Pajuçara's waterfront selling lacework, hammocks, baskets and ceramics.
Arequipa
This polished tourist complex holds restaurants and a few shops of major export brands, such as Kuna and Andes Gear for outdoor wear.
São Paulo
One of Brazil's most popular and colorful shops for bikinis, sungas (nickname for male swim briefs) and other hip beachwear.
