Central Market in Ixtapa, GR is a colorful, dizzying array of vendor selling anything and everything you can possibly think of. Also called a municipal market, this place is located on la Avenida Benito Juarez which is just a few blocks from the waterfront and a short taxi ride from Zihuatanejo.
Taking up about three or four blocks total inland, Central Market offers up a great shopping experience for both the native residents shopping for their dinner for the day to the intrepid tourist looking for some interesting souvenirs to take home. You will likely hearing a array of languages as your browse through the Central Market, with Spanish of course being the favored language.
Be prepared to haggle for your purchase as this is part of the fun for both you and the vendor. They have to make a living but they enjoy the fun of the "chase" so to speak too. It is helpful if you know a bit of the Spanish language, or at least enough to haggle effectively. However, many vendors can manage to communicate between broken English and a lot of finger pointing and gesturing from you.
You will find colorful jewelry and intricately embroidered cotton clothing. Baskets, fans, hammocks and even huaraches are found in Central Market. Pick up your standard t-shirt souvenir fare here as well as pottery and crafts from local artisans. There is a little bit of everything sold by the vendors dotting along the blocks that make up this municipal Central Market.
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