Popular and unique Shopping areas in La Paz:
Occupying the heart of La Paz is Calle Sagárnaga which is replete with a whole lot of stores bursting with local handicrafts. The variety and uniqueness of the goods sold here is indeed impressive and one of its kind. A shopper must pick up popular items like alpaca sweaters , hand-woven shoulder bags which could be of both leather and cotton bags, woolen hats, amazing variety of handwoven textiles, gloves, and all sorts of things that speaks tonnes about Bolivian tradition. Similar shops can be found at ComArt, Calle Linares,Calle Sagárnaga ,Artesanía Sorata etc.
Kuka Pradel in La Paz is famous for its stock of silver ornaments all made by the Bolivian Artisans. It is to be noted that since the peddling market is so popular in La Paz the traveler needs to exercise his bargaining capacity to earn the most out of a wholesome Shopping in La Paz.
Apart from the smaller shops at the pavements of La Paz,one need to take a peep at the wide variety of international brands being sold at the supermarkets,retail malls and departmental stores in La Paz.
The Witch Doctors' Market is yet another unique Shopping experience in La Paz where one can pick up macabre stuff like magic potions,spices and other such interesting things supposedly casting a positive spell on one's future. Other buys here could be favorite sorcerer's items like frogs,owls,puma,snakes,turtles etc all symbolizing something.
The Black Market at the heart of Sagárnaga is a great Shopping venue in La Paz which is famous for its illegal products. One can find almost anything under the sky here at an incredible bargain.
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