Shopping

No trip to Honduras can be complete without visiting the local markets and carrying a souvenir back from this wonderful place. Some of the typical Honduran items include cigars, leather goods, woodcarvings, straw hats and bags, baskets and seed necklaces. San Pedro Sula can be one of the best places for buying coffee, rum, vanilla and local handicrafts available in the famous Guamilito market. The market is known to be one of the largest, and can be a really good place to explore and buy Honduran specialties. The opening hours of the market are between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm. Flor de Cana is the local rum that is surely something to carry back and can be bargained to buy at around 15 to 20% less than the originally quoted price. Among the various qualities of the rum, the Reserva is supposed to be the best. Some of the best Honduran coffee brands include Café Miramundo and Café Welchez.

Santa Barbara is considered to be the best place for procuring hand woven baskets, panama hats and hand made woodcarvings.

One of the most reputed souvenir shops is the Casa del Sol, situated very near to the Guamilito Market, and offering great products at reasonable prices.

The La Plazita, also situated near to the Guamilito Market is the newest addition to enrich the shopping experience of the visitors. It is actually a small artisan plaza and has a small café and a cigar shop.

San Pedro Sula boasts two of the biggest shopping malls in the area providing all round shopping facilities. The Multiplaza is considered to be the trendiest place for shopping in the whole town with numerous food courts, souvenir shops, art gallery, and fashionable clothing outlets. On the other hand, the Megaplaza has an open-air ambience, offering just about everything that you might need to make your shopping trip complete. This mall is located on the way to the airport.

The Turicentro Imapro is located in El Progereso, on the way to Tela and is only half an hour drive from the town. You will find some of the best Honduran hand made cigars including a collection of exceptional souvenirs in affordable prices. Tourists can also avail of special sale prices offered on a number of products here.

A trip to the Turiplaza - Imapro handicraft school is a must for witnessing some of the best craftsmen of woodcarvings at work. A number of finished items on exhibition are also available for sale. Visitors can use credit cards for buying these hand crafted wood works. Prices are usually fixed and bargaining is not advised while buying handicrafts from here. The Turiplaza is located in Progreso. In case, tourists are running short of time to visit Progreso, they might consider visiting the IMAPRO store in San Pedro instead.

Some of the famous Honduran leather items include belts, bags, Attaché cases, wallets and various leather garments. The famous four local leather producers in San Pedro are the Latino's Leather, La Maison du Cuir, Danilo's Pura Piel and Lesanddra Leather.

Tourists can also check out silver jewelry and other silver products contributing to the tradition of Honduras as a silver mining country. The Joyeria Cantero is one of the reputed stores to buy silver products. Also worth checking out are the Honduran paintings depicting the typical Honduran landscapes, which are available in the Maymo Art Gallery.

Shopping hours:

Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1330-1800, Sat 0800-1700