If shopping is a priority and you are looking for typical Ecuadoran handicrafts, you will have the widest selection in nearby Montecristi. But if you don’t have time to get out there, the Museo Centro Cultural Manta can do in a pinch. The store has a number of books, though few are in English, on Ecuador‘s art and history, as well as a small but well-curated assortment of handicrafts, postcards, prints and other gifts.
