Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GOOGLE MAP
0261-438-0644; cnr Espejo & Chile)
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Shopping
Av Las Heras is lined with souvenir shops, leather shops, chocolate stores and all sorts of
places to pick up cheap Argentine trinkets. Items made of
carpincho
(spotted tanned hide
of the capybara, a large rodent) are uniquely Argentine and sold in many of the stores.
Unless you are looking for a very obscure top-of-the-range bottle (or a sales assistant
who knows what they're talking about), the best place to buy wine in town, in terms of
Heras & Belgrano; 8am-10pm)
. Specialty wine stores stock finer wines, have staff who
speak at least a little English and can pack your bottles for shipping.
5-11pm Fri-Sun)
Outdoor crafts market in the Plaza Independencia.
Raices
HANDICRAFTS
(Av España 1092; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 8am-1pm Sat)
High-quality weavings,
mate
(a bitter
ritual tea)
,
jewelry and more. There is another location nearby on Av Sarmiento 162.
Juan Cedrón
WINE
(Av Sarmiento 278; 9am-1pm & 4-9pm Mon-Sat)
A small but well-chosen selection lines
the walls. Doubles as a wine bar. Occasional tastings and sidewalk tables.
Centro Internacional del Libro
BOOKS
(
0261-420-1266; Lavalle 14;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat)
Small selection of classics
and best-sellers in English.
SBS
BOOKS
(Gutiérrez 54; 9am-6pm Mon-Sat)
A large range of novels in English, Lonely Planet
guidebooks, maps and wine-related literature. Also TOEFL resources and textbooks for
Spanish students.
