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quality. Most shops accept US currency on a
par with the Argentine peso.
If you are just looking for some small gifts or an
unusual accessory for your home, you will enjoy
the shops selling Argentine handicrafts. Bar-
gain hunters will enjoy the challenge of hag-
gling in Once or one of the lively flea markets in
all parts of the city.
Best Shopping Areas
Calle Florida
- A shop-lined pedestrian prom-
enade that runs for 11 blocks from Avenida
Rivadavia to the Plaza San Martín.
Tip
The better boutiques are on the higher
numbered blocks near the plaza.
Florida has many
galerías,
which are bi-level
arcades built into office buildings. Shops here
sell all kinds of items from leathers to knitwear.
Galerías Pacífico
, the city's poshest shopping
center, and
Harrod's
, the city's only depart-
ment store, are also on Calle Florida. Some of
the upscale boutiques that were formerly on
Calle Florida have moved into Galerías Pacífico
and other shopping centers.
Avenida Santa Fe
- A long street with stately
buildings, Avenida Santa Fe is best known for
its designer clothing shops for both men and
women, and for its art galleries. Santa Fe which
branches from Plaza San Martín has a small
