Artisans In Central Lima - Shopping Lima - Peru

While taking in the churches, museums and other sites in Central Lima, stop into some of the traditional crafts workshops scattered throughout downtown. You’ll be buying directly from the craftspeople that specialize in one type of artistic creation. For more information on Lima’s artesanos, visit: www.artesanialima.com. Here are a few places to drop into and their specialties:

Centro Artesanal Santo Domingo (Jirón Conde de Superunda and Jirón Camaná)—jewelry

Conglomerado Artesanal Camaná (Jirón Camaná, cuadra / block 2)—musical instruments

Conglomerado Artesanal Las Nazarenas (Jirón Huancavelica, cuadra / block 5)—religious art

Galería Comercial Boza (Jirón de la Unión 853)—silverwork

Conglomerado Artesanal José Olaya (Pasje Olaya)—silverwork

Galería Comercial Guizado (Jirón Huallaga 547-553)—silverwork

Galería Artesanal San Francisco (Jirón Lampa, cuadra / block 2)—ceramics

Centro Artesanal Carabaya (Jirón Carabaya, cuadra / block 3)—weavings; sweaters and other woolens

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