For one-stop shopping, spend the day at the Mall El Pionero (Avenida Eduardo Frei Montalvo, between Calles Enrique Abello y Manantiales, on the north side of the city) or at the ZonAustral Zona Franca (Free-Trade Zone) (Avenida Bulnes, Km. 3.5 Norte, Tel.: 21-6666 / 21-3311).

Outdoors gear

Alfgal carries a wide selection of camping, travel and climbing supplies, including tents and sleeping bags, as well as maps and nature guides (Monday-Saturday 10 .m.-1 p.m., 3-8 p.m. Errázuriz 899, Tel.: 24-0214). Sports Natura rents skis and snowboards, plus sells camping, trekking and other outdoor sports equipment (Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 3:30-8 p.m. Avenida Colón 614-A, Tel.: 24-7519, E-mail: info@sportnatura.cl, URL: www.sportnatura.cl). Andesgear in Mall El Pionero has the most complete selection of outdoor gear.

Crafts

Chile Típico has a wide range of crafts and souvenirs from Patagonia and the rest of Chile, including of wool, copper, lapis lazuli, wood and other materials, and music, books, maps and videos (Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 3-8 p.m. Carrera Pinto 1015, Tel.: 22-5827, E-mail: chiletipico@hotmail.com). Marcela Alcaíno creates silver jewelry using local indigenous motifs (Maipú and Lautaro Navarro).

Books

Librería Renacer carries a variety of historical, anthropological and cultural books, nature guides and maps about the Patagonia, in Spanish and English. It also has a large selection of works in English and German.

(Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 3-7 p.m. Errázuriz 914, Tel.: 24-2537, E-mail: libreriarenacer@hotmail.com).

Location
Punta Arenas, Chile

Shopping

Currencies accepted
Chilean Peso

By Lorraine Caputo

Upon re-declaring her independence at age 29, Lorraine Caputo packed her trusty Rocinante (so her knapsack's called) and began traipsing throughout...

Created: 20 May 2009

Updated: 21 May 2009

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