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( 7762-2056; Av Los Árboles; noon-midnight)
Behind the cowboy swinging doors, Circus Bar
has a cabaret atmosphere, with live music nightly from 8:30pm to 11pm. Flamenco, folk
or marimbas nicely complement the cozy atmosphere, as do the substantial list of impor-
ted liquors, Q10 cocktails and good pizza.
Salomon's Porch
CLUB
( 7762-6032;
www.porchdesalomon.org
;
Calle Principal, Centro Comercial El Dorado; noon-10pm Tue-Sat;
)
A coffee house inside a shopping center, Salomon's Porch hosts a variety of activit-
ies, from billiards to movies to live music, often by foreign visiting artists. And for
something completely different, there's a 'worship gathering' every Sunday at 4pm (with
free coffee).
Shopping
Some travelers prefer the Pana shopping scene to the well-known market at Chichicasten-
ango (
Click here
)
because the atmosphere is lower key. Calle Santander is lined with
booths, stores and complexes that sell (among other things) traditional Maya clothing,
jade, Rasta berets with built-in dreadlocks, colorful blankets, leather goods and wood
carvings. Otherwise, head for the traditional market building in the town center, busiest on
Sundays when every square meter of ground alongside is occupied by vendors in indigen-
ous garb.
Comerciales de Artesanías Típicas Tinamit Maya
( 7am-7pm)
Be sure to browse the many stalls of this extensive handicrafts market, which
has an impressive variety. Booths also adorn the beach end of Calle Santander.
HANDICRAFTS
Oxlajuj B'atz'
HANDICRAFTS
(Thirteen Threads;
www.thirteenthreads.org
;
Calle 14 de Febrero)
Supporting an NGO for the empower-
ment of indigenous women, this fair-trade shop features naturally dyed rugs, handbags,
hand-woven goods and beaded jewelry.
La Señora de Cancuén
CLOTHING
