Cabo San Lucas is teaming with stores that sell Mexican and non-Mexican wares, from hand painted blue Talvaera tiles from Puebla, to unique artwork from local artisans, hammocks from the Yucatan Peninsula, clothing from Oaxaca, Chiapas and the Yucatan, jewelry from Taxaco, opals from Queretaro, wine from the Baja Peninsula, and even Cuban cigars.
Most stores in Cabo open at around (everything is around here) 10 am and close by 9 pm. A decent number of stores close for siesta. Store hours are influenced by whether cruise lines are in town. All stores accept US dollars though you will get a bad exchange rate. Your best exchange rate is from an ATM as you’ll get the rate being offered in Mexico City. Change will be in Pesos.
CABO SAN LUCAS SHOPPING AREAS
Puerto Paraiso Mall
Located marina-side between Plaza Bonita Mall & Marina Fiesta Resort, the Puerto Paraiso mall combines indoor shopping and entertainment with cascading waterfalls, restaurants, and open areas for strolling and relaxing. The architecture is an impressive merger of classical Mexican-colonial design elements and sleek, modern amenities. Floors are rich with inlaid mosaics in marble and canterra stone, decidedly luxurious and expertly finished.
A fairly large and fancy looking shopping mall, there isn’t that large a selection of stores. It’s still nice to walk through the mall to the marina. It is home though to a number of galleries including Kaki Basi, a local artist, as well as Sergio Bustamante. Clothing stores in the mall include Quicksilver, Cotton Club and Guess. Jewelry stores include Joyeria México Lindo’s newest location for custom-made jewelry, and Tanya Moss, a young Mexican designer with contemporary styles. For the Harley buff head to the Harley Davidson cafe where you can either rent or buy your next Harley.
Plaza Aramburo is where you’ll go for groceries if you don’t have a car and are renting a condo or villa. Plaza Aramburo is home to the Aramburo supermarket as well as a pharmacy and tatoo store.
Accorss the street from Plaza Aramburo are a number of markets selling Mexican wares.
The following little shopping areas are home to restaurants and stores. Stroll around downtown Cabo San Lucas and you’ll get to each one.
Plaza Bonita
Plaza del Mar
Plaza Nautica
the Meraco de Artesanias
SAN JOSE DEL CABO SHOPPING
If you are looking for quality products then go to San Jose del Cabo. San Jose is home to the best shopping in the area for high quality art, jewelry and home furnishings.
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