LOS CABOS SHOPPING OFFERS A TREASURE TROVE OF FUN FINDS

Start with a gentle stroll through the meandering streets of San Jose del Cabo, where a traditional Mexican plaza takes center stage. San Jose del Cabo has garnered a well-earned reputation for being an artists’ town. With numerous galleries, studios, and artist cooperatives, San Jose is indeed a place to go for art of local, national and international repute. In addition, small boutiques feature house furnishings, jewelry and fashion by Mexican and international designers.

For a more traditional experience, visit San Jose’s myriad stalls throughout town where handicrafts and souvenirs are displayed daily or stop at one of the various mercados in the central plaza featuring the wares of regional artists and craftsmen. Feel free to haggle – its part of the fun. Go for a walk, take in the sights, enjoy a leisurely lunch and browse -- the perfect way to pass an afternoon in a picturesque Mexican village.

On the other-hand, if shopping gets the blood pumping and adrenaline running, a serious bargain hunter will head straight for Cabo San Lucas. With the Puerto Paraiso Shopping Mall, intertwining streets full of stores and street stalls, and the daily Marina Mercado Arts & Crafts Market, adjacent to the Cabo San Lucas Marina, Cabo San Lucas offers a dizzying array of shopping opportunities. From Mexican silver, gems and stones to pottery and handicrafts and high-end designer duds to huaraches and desert-inspired linen-wear visitors may need to buy an extra suitcase as well to get their loot back home.

Many shops in both towns feature an array of arts and crafts from the many regions of Mexico. In addition, one might seek out some local specialties such as desert-inspired soaps and candles or some Damiana, a liqueur made from local herbs, jewelry designed on premises at local shops or perhaps locally blown glass from the Glass Factory in Cabo San Lucas. Local artists such as Kaki Bassi at her Kaki Bassi Gallery or Dana Lieb at her Pez Gordo Gallery, both in San Jose del Cabo, sell original works of art for those with an eye, while down in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Paraiso offers anything one might need on vacation as well as take home treats. From swimwear to cigars, plus restaurants, movie theaters and nightlife, Puerto Paraiso is convenient, convivial and cool (air conditioned!)

Shopping in Los Cabos is also hassle free because both dollars and pesos are accepted almost universally. Credit cards are taken at most stores while the outdoor stalls tend to prefer cash. ATM’s are conveniently found in both Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. And of course traveler’s checks are always welcome. Shopping in paradise…it’s almost a vacation in itself!

Families, honeymooners, mature travelers, golfers, eco-tourists, artists, photographers, sightseers and others find what they are looking for when they visit Los Cabos. Located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos offers travelers an exotic escape within easy reach of most U.S. cities.

With non-stop flights or convenient connections available from Los Angeles, Oakland, Ontario, San Diego, San Francisco and Sacramento, California; Houston and Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle, New York [EWR], Salt Lake City, and more, Los Cabos is both accessible and exciting. For more about Los Cabos—and a copy of its informative brochure, call 1-866-LOS-CABOS or visit www.visitloscabos.org.