Lima has to offer to its visitor small and
interesting crafts and souvenir shops, hundreds of which are to be found in the
Artisan markets of Miraflores and San Miguel. Peru has a rich tradition and
diversity of Artisan craftworks and clothes made of alpaca that represent nice
souvenirs or interesting acquisitions for you to bring home.
Lima is a modern city tough, so you’ll find
shopping malls, commercial galleries and department stores from where you can
buy anything at convenient prices, as compared to the North American or
European ones.
You can
visit one of the middle sized malls opened in the 80s (extended and
modernized) like Higuerta, Arenales, Camino Real in San Isidro, Plaza Camacho,
the Molicentro, Caminos del Inca or El Polo. Since 1997, many new and larger
ones opened and are now very popular meeting points for the locals (Jockey
Plaza, Larcomar, Marina Park, Real Plaza Primavera, Plaza Norte, Lima Plaza Sur
or Molina Plaza).
The department stores offer designer clothes
from Peru and other countries, toys, electric household, decorations and
dispose of their own bank. The first major ones are Oechsle, Ripley and Saga
Falabella. In the stores hosted you can either pay with card or cash, soles or
dollars, but make sure to have your passport as ID. They are usually open from
11:00 and until 22:00, Monday to Sunday.
