The Best Shopping in Lima
A must-stop on the traditional handicraft circuit, this massive market—stretching four city blocks in Miraflores!—is home to stall after stall of kitschy bric-a-brac, pre-Columbian–style pottery, alpaca everything and an endless...
A contemporary arts and crafts shop with an attached café in a lovely restored casona in Barranco. Dédalo, the brainchild of an artistic couple that studied arts and literature in Florence, features unique, carefully curated...
The handmade textiles and accessories at Sumaqkay in Paracas are a gorgeous paradox: They're at once traditional using time-honored techniques of weaving and dyeing and—from a design standpoint—thoroughly modern. You'll find throws,...
Forget alpaca! Those in the know go for vicuña instead, a much softer—and pricier—cousin of the alpaca. Alpaca 111 is widely regarded as Peru's most stylish and highest-quality purveyor of those coveted scarves, throws and...
This excellent handicraft shop is for folks looking to spend a few more soles on high-quality souvenirs that you won't regret buying. Products are sourced from all over Peru, directly from artists. Carved gourds, ceramics, procession crosses,...
If your main goal is picking up some lovely Peruvian-made handicrafts, fashion and other local delights, Centro Comercial Larcomar is one of Peru's loveliest shopping malls, sitting on prime cliff-top real estate, just above the sea. You can find...
