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 From
the typical
tourist T-shirt
shops, to designer
clothing and
fine jewelry,
to markets filled
with authentic
Mexican handicrafts,
Cancun offers
visitors a complete
shopping experience.
The area has
both indoor
malls with stores
from international
brand names
and outdoor
plazas that
provide shoppers
with pleasant
places to stroll
and dine. Most
stores are open
daily from 10
am until about
8 or 10 pm.
Keep in mind
that some of
the smaller
downtown shops
will close for
siesta,
which is from
2 pm until around
5 pm.
The tourist
zone is home
to the finer
shops.
Cancun's abundant
variety of high
quality shopping
malls are filled
with the irresistible
-- traditional
Mexican arts
and crafts,
gold and silver
jewelry, hand
rolled cigars,
handmade sombreros,
native pottery,
liquor shops
and food courts.
Luxury articles
like Mont Blanc,
Rolex, Cartier
and Ray Ban,
among others,
can be found
in all major
shopping centers
throughout the
Hotel zone.
 But
don't leave
without looking
for some bargains
in El Centro's
open air markets
or modern
malls.
The majority
of open-air
markets are
located in
El Centro,
the downtown
area. Here you'll
find goods such
as leather,
pewter, carved
wood, pottery,
hammocks, rugs,
baskets, and
traditional
Mexican clothing
items like huaraches
(sandals) and
huipiles (colorful,
embroidered
Mayan dresses).
Most stores
in the shopping
malls, as well
as the larger
mercados,
will accept
credit cards.
Some will charge
an additional
three percent
if you use your
card, so be
sure to ask
first. If you
pay by cash,
you may receive
discounts, particularly
with the small
merchants.
You will find
that in most
cases you will
pay a 10% VAT
(value added
tax) on anything
you buy in Cancun.
This tax is
a sales tax.
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Hotel Zone Shopping
Malls
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 Kukulcan
Plaza
Blvd. Kukulcan
Km. 13.
300 Shops.
This extraordinary
shopping center
offers a wide
variety of services:
from shopping,
fine dining,
movies and bowling,
to contemporary
art exhibits
and international
film festivals.
Open daily from
10:00am to 10:00pm.
Indoor & outdoor
parking. Handicapped
assistance provided
upon request.
Wheel chairs,
strollers and
lockers available
at the information
booth.
Plaza Caracol
Blvd.
Kukulcan, km.
8.5 - 210 Shops.
This two story
mall with marble
floors and pleasant
plant-filled
atriums was
designed by
internationally
renowned architects.
Plaza Caracol
features shops,
boutiques, restaurants
and galleries.
Open from 8am
to 10pm. Two
hundred stores
featuring everything
from world renowned
designer labels
to traditional
Mexican arts
and crafts.
Italian, international,
seafood and
Mexican cuisine
are among the
excellent restaurant
choices. Spacious
and air-conditioned,
this mall offers
plenty of entertainment
for both children
and adults.
Other services
such as automated
bank machines,
public telephones,
money exchange,
travel agencies
and drugstores
are present.
Outdoor parking.
Handicapped
assistance provided
upon request.
Flamingo
Plaza Blvd.
Kukulcan across
from the Flamingos
Hotel.
An excellent
spot for shopping
and eating.
Restaurants
such as Outback,
Planet Hollywood
and Pat O' Brien's
are part of
this mall. Open
daily from 10am
to 10pm.
A variety of
international
restaurants
& boutiques.
Forum by
the Sea.
Entertainment
and Shopping
Center.
Blvd. Kukulcan,
Km. 9. Hotel
Zone. Includes
various shops
but is mostly
popular for
its food and
bars, including
the Hardrock
Cafe and the
Rainforest Cafe,
which stay open
after midnight.
 La
Isla
Boulevard
Kukulcan Km
12.5, Hotel
Zone.
The newest shopping
center in Cancun's
hotel zone.
This is a very
nice outdoor
shopping mall
and has a large
variety of boutiques,
restaurants,
and a very nice
interactive
aquarium.
Coral
Negro offers
all kinds of
souvenirs. At
Coral Negro
you will find
everything from
handicraft stores
to tattoo
parlors.
Coral Negro
sits right in
the heart of
the city at
a spot known
as the "party
center" where
the hippest
discos are found.
Plaza
La Fiesta
is located in
the Hotel Zone
right in front
of the convention
center. Here
you will find
all kinds of
silver works,
handicrafts,
and leather
articles, as
well as many
other items
to take home
as souvenirs
from your trip
to Mexico.
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Downtown Shopping
Malls
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 La
Gran Plaza
offers a wide
variety of possibilities
for the visitor.
Whether you
want to go to
the movies,
meet a friend
for coffee,
dine in its
casual ambience,
or simply shop,
this is the
right place
to go. La Gran
Plaza has a
convenient location
on Nichupte
Avenue, one
of the busiest
streets in downtown
Cancun.
Paseo Cancun
This
shopping center
is a great choice
for those who
are looking
for different
kinds of activities
to share with
their loved
ones.
Everything from
movie theaters,
bowling, pet
stores, and
fine boutiques
to restaurants
and coffee shops
are here to
be found and
enjoyed. Paseo
Cancun is located
on Avenida Andres
Quintana Roo.
Plaza 2000
Crucero,
Av. Tulum & Lopez-Portillo.
Your standard
mall.
Inexpensive
footwear and
cheap clothing,
etc. Mostly
locals shop
here.
 Plaza
Las Americas
Avenida
Tulum SM 4.
Open from 10am
to 9pm. A nice
downtown mall
with big stores
such as Liverpool,
Sears, Sanborns
and JC Penney's,
along with numerous
smaller boutiques,
electronic shops,
and a supermarket.
This mall also
offers 18 screens
in two movie
theaters, a
big food court,
several restaurants,
the Mambo Cafe
salsa club,
and indoor and
outdoor parking
lots.
Plaza Bonita
Cancun Located
on Av. Xel-ha,
Behind the Post
Office, next
to Mercado 28.
Quaint shops
located next
to Mercado 28.
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Open-Air Markets
(mercados)
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 The
majority of
open-air markets
are located
in El Centro,
the downtown
area.
The two largest
are Ki Huic
Market and
Mercado 28,
although there
are several
others as well.
Here you'll
find goods such
as leather,
pewter, carved
wood, pottery,
hammocks, rugs,
baskets, and
traditional
Mexican clothing
items like huaraches
(sandals) and
huipiles (colorful,
embroidered
Mayan dresses).
This is a great
place to practice
your bargaining
skills.
Ki Huic
Market Downtown.
Avenida Tulum.
100 shops.
Open every day
9 am - 10 pm.
This open-air
market in downtown
Cancun is the
city's oldest
crafts market.
Souvenir shoppers
will find a
variety of serapes,
blouses, shirts
and curios.
Mercado 28
Downtown.
Any cab driver
will know where
to bring you
if you tell
them you are
going to Mercado
28 ("mare-cah-doh
vain-tee ocho").
This is a good
place to soak
up a little
local atmosphere.
There are stalls
of Mexican pottery,
silver jewelry,
clothing, rugs
and blankets,
herbs and remedies,
food, and much
more. Have your
haggling skills
ready.
La Fiesta
Market
Hotel Zone.
Kukulcan km.
9. A small
market center
with Mexican
crafts and silver
ornaments, located
in the hotel
zone by TGI
Friday's restaurant.
Mercado Coral
Negro Hotel
Zone.
Blvd. Kukulcan,
across the street
from the Forum
by the Sea shopping
mall, next door
to Slices.
A small open
air market in
the hotel zone
with souvenirs,
locals arts
and crafts,
henna tattoos,
hair braiding,
etc.
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