Nicaragua Info
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 Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:38 am Post subject: SHOPPING IN NICARAGUA / NICARAGUA SHOPPING GUIDE |
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SHOPPING IN NICARAGUA
Nicaragua has some very impressive shopping centres and markets, with so many different shops selling different goods that you will be able to just stroll around for days on one. Some of the local items of Nicaragua include gold work, embroidery, leather works and shoes, artworks and paintings.
In Managua as well as in some of the other major cities, you can find national products such as clothing, shoes, handicrafts and souvenirs. Foreign goods are also available, but sometimes at a little more expensive prices. Gold and silver goods produced in Nicaragua have great demand and can be purchased in major jewelry stores. Some of the largest and best stores are the Centro Comercial Managua, Metrocentro, Supermercados, Diplotiendas and Supermercados Internacionales.
Nicaragua has two major craft markets, Managua'a Roberto Huembes Market and Masaya. These craft markets sell everything imaginable from clothes, leather products, hemp products, wood goods, shoes, ceramics, to all sorts of souvenirs and gifts.
Another popular market is the farmers market that sells all types of farm products such as flowers, fruit and vegetables, rice, eggs, meat, spices, sauces, ceramics, pottery and baskets.
The shopping hours of most shops in Nicaragua are from Monday to Friday from 09:00 am to 19:00 pm and form 09:00 am to 18:00 pm on Saturdays.
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at the airport, at the banks and at official bureau de change in major cities. Travelers cheques are accepted widely. American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted on a limited basis. |
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