Another great bargain for tourists, here is your chance to get custom-made, personally designed leather goods at prices that would be cheap even for vinyl. A top-notch leather jacket can be tailored for less than $60. Owner Lourdes Sánchez and her expert staff can also fashion such suede and/or...
With a name that translates literally into the Palace of Suitcases, it offers exactly what it promises: total luggage lunacy. Leather, canvas, plastic? Briefcases, suitcases? With wheels, without? Portfolio, travel bag? Backpack, rucksack, knapsack? Duffel bag, satchel, wallet, handbag, purse? They...
This handsome bookshop in the historical center has a larger and more cosmopolitan selection than most in Lima. It is one of the few that stocks both foreign language books and magazines. El Virrey also offers a variety of useful maps and guides. It is open every day, early to late, and...
Just outside the north entrance to the Parque de la Exposición is your opportunity to sample a tradition that pre-dates Peru itself: the folk bazaar. Under a bright yellow and red tent, this event sponsored by a variety of indigenous retail and cultural associations is a colorful, sometimes gaudy...
There are any numbers of stores along Jirón de la Reunión selling clothes, food and office supplies, but you might prefer to cut to the chase and simply stop at the massive Metro, occupying an entire block of Avenida Cuzco between Calles Carabaya and Lampa. Part of the Almacenes Metro chain, one...