Otavalo
This is the reason everyone comes to town. For centuries, Otavalo has hosted one of the most important markets in the Andes, a weekly fiesta that…
Must-see shopping in South America
Flamengo & Around
Although everything is for sale here, Pé de Boi feels more like an art gallery than a handicrafts shop, owing to the high quality of the wood and ceramic…
Montevideo
This colorful Sunday-morning outdoor market is a decades-long tradition begun by Italian immigrants. It sprawls from Av 18 de Julio northwards along Calle…
Huancayo
A colorful produce market spills out from the covered Mercado Mayorista, east along the railway tracks. In the meat section, you can buy Andean delicacies…
Amazon Basin
Here you can sample and buy the coffee for which Chanchamayo is famous. (Peru is one of the world’s largest coffee producers but nearly all gets exported…
Ipanema & Leblon
Designer Gilson Martins transforms the Brazilian flag and silhouettes of Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) and Corcovado into eye-catching accessories in…
Ipanema & Leblon
This is serious chocolate. Cacao beans, harvested from a single, environmentally conscious grower in Bahia, are processed into a range of exquisite dark…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
La Vereda stocks a colorful selection of handicrafts from local artists and artisans in a spot near Largo do Guimarães. Handpainted clay figurines by…
Ipanema & Leblon
Using native materials found in the Amazon, Maria Oiticica has created some lovely handcrafted jewelry inspired by indigenous art. Seeds, plant fibers and…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This ultrahip but very friendly gathering spot is part fashion boutique, part restaurant and (at certain times) all party space. The art-filled shop sells…
Gávea, Jardim Botânico & Lagoa
One of Rio's top boutiques, Dona Coisa sells top labels by Brazilian and international designers, including one-of-a-kind pieces you won't find elsewhere…
Leticia
Leticia's largest craft shop sells artifacts from local indigenous groups, as well as traditional medicines from a natural Amazonian pharmacy. At the back…
Ipanema & Leblon
When it comes to swimwear, few designers have earned a following like Lenny Niemeyer. She creates beautiful, form-fitting bikinis and one-pieces in both…
Rio de Janeiro
Like its flagship store in Ipanema, this colorful shop sells well-crafted wallets, messenger bags, purses, key chains and other items with images of…
Arica
This atmospheric little shop sells nuts and dried fruits, juices, coca leaves, yerba maté, teas and almond-stuffed nuts and olive oil from the Azapa…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
Don't miss the Rio Antiques Fair if it's on while you're in town. The colonial buildings become a living installation as the whole street fills with…
San Telmo
This tiny shop doesn't look like much from the outside – or the inside, come to think of it. Who cares: you're here for the small and well-priced…
Center for Traditional Textiles of Cuzco
Cuzco
This nonprofit organization, founded in 1996, promotes the survival of traditional weaving. You may be able to catch a shop-floor demonstration…
Santiago
This boutique wine shop has the most knowledgeable staff in town to help pair serious oenophiles with rare bottles not found in the supermarket. You might…
Palermo
A charming range of arts and crafts with a botanical bent are sold in this tiny boutique. The woodland theme is evident in the forest scenes of the…
São Paulo
This excellent handicraft shop, one of the few of quality in São Paulo, shares Casa Amarela space with Museu Xingu but is a separate business. It bills…
Ollantaytambo
A nonprofit boutique selling gorgeous locally woven sweaters, hats and gloves made with organic dyes, as well as handmade leather handbags and wallets…
Ipanema & Leblon
One of Brazil's best-known fashion labels outside the country, Osklen is notable for its stylish and well-made beachwear (particularly men's swim shorts…
Mar del Plata
A gaucho-themed shop stocking leather goods galore, as well as ponchos, scarves, handbags, some nice shoes and berets – not to mention some lovely artisan…
Santiago
This hub of commerce houses more than two-dozen independently owned boutiques selling everything from art supplies (Arte Nostro) to graphic novels (Pánico…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
This charming corner emporium sells a tantalizing array of local cheeses, salamis and hams, along with other gourmet regional products. You'll spot…
Fortaleza
The main showroom of this beautiful, state-run craft store, which sells lace, ceramics, wood carvings, textiles, and baskets and bags of sisal and…
Santiago
Tucked away in an unassuming passageway behind the ticket booth for Teatro Ictus, this shop specializes in graphic art, design books and other products…
Lima
Though it appears quite small, there’s a lot going on inside La Zapateria, one part showroom, one part workshop. Handmade leather shoes can be made to…
Around Medellín
This cavity-inducing sweets factory is famous throughout Antioquia for its wide variety of arequipe (a sweet dessert of milk and sugar), conserves and…
Medellín
An excellent one-stop gift shop conveniently located on the road to the airport (if you take the Las Palmas route). It sells quality handicrafts from…
São Paulo
Spread out over three stores on the ground floor of the Conjunto Nacional building, this is hands-down the city’s best bookstore. There is a large…
Palermo
This literary sanctuary offers history, culture and art books in a picturesque antique house. There's a cute restaurant and coffee shop inside – seating…
Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul
An excellent selection of indigenous arts, including colorful Terena ceramics and Kadiwéu wooden carvings depicting mythical figures. There's also 'jungle…
Casa del Sombrero Alberto Pulla
Cuenca
The hats of Cuenca’s most famous hatter have graced the noggins of Presidents, celebrities and hundreds of local indigenous women. Alberto Pulla himself…
Santiago
Head to this cool three-story independent shopping center for clothes no one back home will have – it has tiny boutiques of several up-and-coming…
Jujuy
A leather workshop that also sells saddles, traditional cow-skin drums, boots, belts, wallets, bags and some cool hats. It can customize anything you like…
Recife
An excellent source of Pernambuco crafts, plus it stocks a lot of T-shirts. The Casa da Cultura occupies a creepy colonial-era jail where prisoners…
Huaraz
Forget your kit? Head to Mountain Magic where you can stock up on a full gamut of decent trekking and mountaineering gear from rain jackets to camping…
El Chaltén
Bring home Chalteños' handmade alfajores filled with dulce de leche or homemade jams and your loved ones will forgive all your wanderings.
