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Acapulco
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Alebrijes & Caracoles
Crafts, Costera |
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A good place for
gifts, this place consists of two shops designed to look like
flea-market stalls. Top-quality merchandise includes
papier-mâché fruits and vegetables, Christmas ornaments, wind
chimes, and brightly painted wooden animals from Oaxaca.
Address: Plaza Bahía, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: No phone |
Armando's
Clothing, Costera
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This shop sells its
own line of women's dresses, jackets, and vests with a Mexican
flavor. It also has some interesting Luisa Conti accessories.
Other location: Av. Costera Miguel Alemán 1252-7, in La Torre de
Acapulco, PHONE: 744/469-1234.
Address: Hyatt Regency Acapulco, Av.
Costera Miguel Alemán 1, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/484-5111 |
Arte Para
Siempre
Crafts, Costera |
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his shop in
the Acapulco Cultural Center sparkles with handicrafts from the
seven regions of Guerrero. Look for hand-loomed shawls, painted
gourds, hammocks, baskets, Olinalá boxes, and silver jewelry.
Address: Av. Costera Miguel Alemán 4834, near Hyatt Regency
Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/484-3624 |
B and B Jewelers
Acapulco |
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You can watch
craftsmen at work in this huge store and jewelry factory in
Papagayo Park. Authentic gold jewelery and fire opals are
specialties.
Address: Parque Papagayo on Av. Costera Miguel Alemán,
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/485-6270 |
Edith Matison's Art
Gallery
Art Gallery, Costera |
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Stop in here to see
the works of renowned international and Mexican artists,
including Calder, Dalí, Siqueiros, and Tamayo. Some crafts are
also sold.
Address: Av. Costera Miguel Alemán 2010, across from Club de
Golf, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/484-3084 |
El Mercado de
Artesanías El Parazal
Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets, Acapulco
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El Mercado de
Artesanías El Parazal is a 15-minute walk from Sanborns
downtown. Look for fake ceremonial masks, the ever-present onyx
chessboards, $20 hand-embroidered dresses, imitation silver,
hammocks, and skin cream made from turtles (don't buy it,
because turtle harvesting is illegal in both Mexico and the
United States, and you won't get it through U.S. Customs). From
Sanborns downtown, head away from Avenida Costera to Vásquez de
León and turn right one block later. The market is open daily
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Esteban's
Clothing, Costera |
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International
celebrities and important local families are among the clientele
of this ritzy store. Its opulent evening dresses range from $200
to $3,000; daytime dresses average $120. There's a men's
clothing section on the second floor. If you scour the sale
racks you can find some items marked down as much as 80%.
Address: Av. Costera Miguel Alemán 2010, across from Club de
Golf, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/484-3084 |
Galería Rudic
Art Gallery, Costera
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Top contemporary
Mexican artists, including Armando Amaya, Gastón Cabrera,
Trinidad Osorio, and Casiano García, are represented here.
Address: Calle Vicente Yañez Pinzón 9, Acapulco, Guerrero,
Mexico
Phone: 744/484-1004 |
La Diana
Mercado de Artesanías
Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets, Acapulco
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One large flea
market with a convenient location is La Diana Mercado de
Artesanías, a block from the Emporio hotel, close to the Diana
monument in Costera. |
Marbella Mall
Shopping Center/Mall, Acapulco
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The multilevel
Marbella Mall, at the Diana glorieta (traffic circle), is
home to Martí, a sporting-goods store; a health center
(drugstore, clinic, and lab); the Canadian Embassy; Bing's Ice
Cream; and several restaurants |
Men's and Ladies
Clothing, Revolcadero |
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Beach cover-ups,
light dresses, hand-painted straw hats, Israeli bathing suits,
Colombian sweaters, and Walford body wear are among the
interesting options for sale here.
Address: Fairmont Acapulco Princess hotel arcade, Playa
Revolcadero, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/469-1000 |
Mercado Municipal
Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets, Acapulco
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Don't miss the
Mercado Municipal, where restaurateurs load up on produce early
in the morning, and later in the day locals shop for piñatas,
serapes, leather goods, baskets, hammocks, amulets to attract
lovers or ward off enemies, and velvet paintings of the Virgin
of Guadalupe and Elvis |
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Diamond jewelry of
impeccable design by Charles Garnier and Nouvelle Bague is sold
here. There's also jewelry set with Caledonia stones from Africa
as well as Emilia Castillo's exquisite line of brightly colored
porcelainware inlaid with silver fish, stars, and birds.
Address: Fairmont Acapulco Princess hotel arcade, Playa
Revolcadero, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Phone: 744/469-1000 |
La Gran Plaza
Shopping Mall Acapulco |
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La Gran Plaza: Every taxi will
know where this mall is, conveniently located along the "Costera".
It's probably very similar to the mall in your hometown, with
similar stores and prices. You won't find many bargains here,
but it's the largest mall in Acapulco, has a nice movie theatre
and a food court. |
Plaza Bahia
Shopping Mall Acapulco |
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Smaller than La Gran Plaza, you
will find a slightly larger selection of Mexican goods at Plaza
Bahia, which is also located along the "Costera". It also has a
smaller cinema, and some rough pool tables and a bowling alley
upstairs. |
Artisans' Mall
Shopping Mall Acapulco |
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An open-air mall located across
from Plaza Bahia, you can find many inexpensive arts and crafts
and souvenirs strolling through the many aisles. You will have
to test your bargaining skills here because the prices are not
posted (and even if they were, you should still bargain). I'm no
expert, but one common strategy is to start at 1/3 of the
asking price. . . another strategy is to end at 1/3.
Basically, it seems to me that arts & crafts seem to go for
about half of what they would in the US, Canada, or Europe. |
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