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Shopping in Cabo San Lucas

  • September 4, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by rickhowe from Darlington, Maryland
Shopping in Cabo San Lucas

Shopping in Cabo San Lucas is clearly designed for the serious (and temporary) tourist. With cruise ships arriving a few times a week, and hotel guests with a short time available for shopping (The Beach! The Bars!), the shopping is clustered around the Marina in Puerto Paraiso and Plaza Bonita, with a few shops in Plaza del Sol and Plaza Nautica, and along M. Hidalgo street.

Our bus from the Hilton dropped us off in front of Puerto Paraiso. It's a standard Norte Americana mall design, but the shops are clearly for the tourists (not the locals). And the prices are fixed - don't even attempt to bargain.

On the ground floor is a terrific Sergio Bustamente shop, featuring the artists ceramic sculpture, paper mache, furniture, bronze sculpture, and gold and silver jewelry. Terrific stuff, but expensive. We've been to the Bustamante shops in Cancun, at Las Hadas in Manzanillo (now closed), plus the original shop in Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara. The selection at Puerto Paraiso was terrific, and the prices were virtually list prices comparable to the other stores. There is another Bustamante shop in Plaza Bonita, with some additional items. So if you're a Bustamante fan, you need to check out both shops.

Also in Puerto Paraiso is a Harley dealership, with bikes, rentals, clothing, and accessories, plus a bar and grill. And lots of clothing and jewelry shops. What you won't find is typical Mexican souvenir shops here - the prices are too low and the rents are too high.

Plaza Bonita has, as mentioned above, the Bustamante shop, along with the local branch of Veryka - the terrific Art Gallery & Boutique that also has a shop in San Jose del Cabo, plus a few more clothing stores, and more in the way of typical Mexican shops (lower rents here, obviously).

For my money, the shopping in San Jose del Cabo was better, and in Las Tiendas de Palmilla, more diverse (but MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE - see separate review).

From journal Rick's Guide to Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo

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Shopping in San Jose del Cabo

  • September 4, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by rickhowe from Darlington, Maryland
Shopping in San Jose del Cabo

This relatively sleepy town doesn't have the frantic pace of Cabo San Lucas, but the shopping is worth your time. And in particular, you want to leave at least 30 minutes for Sol Dorado (Blvd. Mijares No. 33-A), a store so amazing and exclusive that photographs are forbidden!

There is a second Sol Dorado at the Cabo Airport, in Terminal 3 (Delta, Alaska Air, United), but it is much smaller. As a place to get the last-minute gift, however, it can't be beat.

Another terrific store in San Jose is Veryka Art Gallery & Boutique (Blve. Mijares, #418 across from the Zocalo). It features astonishing arts and crafts, including the most expensive and ornate Day of the Dead pieces you'll ever see, created by Soula Moreno.

A second Veryka Gallery, virtually identical to the first, is at Plaza Bonita in Cabo San Lucas.

Try La Mina (Blvd. Mijares #33), set up to resemble a silver mine; Opal House (Blvd. Mijares & M. Doblado), with an astonishing collection of Mexican Fire Opals; the Cabo Wabo Boutique (Blvd. Mijares across from the Zocalo), with a wide selection of Cabo Wabo collectibles, hats, shirts and LOTS of Tequila (actually much more for sale than at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas); and Bye Bye (Blvd. Mijares #27), featuring very good quality cotton clothing, especially men's shirts, all with the bittersweet "Bye Bye Cabo" logo...

Lots of places to grab a bite in San Jose del Cabo, of course. Stay away from La Panga Antigua (see review), but give a try to El Comal (La Case de Don Rodrigo, Blvd. Mijares), Hananero's (Plaza Mision, Blvd. Mijares), and especially Morgan's (M. Doblado & Hidalgo).

And the San Jose del Cabo Airport, as mentioned above, has a Sol Dorado store, a high-end jeweler, lots of souvenir shops, and yet another Cabo Wabo store.

From journal Rick's Guide to Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo

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