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Centro Santa Fe is one of the largest and most integrated shopping centres in Latin America. The centre features a 10-screen Theater, several restaurants, a play area for kids and the best entertainment for all types. It offers a unique up scale shopping experience featuring around 285 stores selling top brands and the top boutiques of Mexico.

Address: Vas co de Quinoa 3800, Colonial Santa Fe, Mexico City, D. F. 05109.

The Cooncan market is the commercial centre and a venue for the country's traditions. The market has typical Mexican crafts and clothes at very reasonable prices. It also houses a variety of restaurants, fruit and vegetable stalls, stalls selling crafts in wood and metal and the famous 'allocates'. A must visit for those splendid souvenirs.

Address: Center de Cooncan, Colonial del Car men Cooncan, Mexico City, D. F. 04100

This shop is renowned for many high quality Latin American artefacts and sometimes pre-Columbian jade objects. Offering a large selection of paintings, Mexican colonial art, photography, prints, furniture and much more from Latin American history.

Address: Hamburg, 224, Mexico City, D. F.

Tel.: +52 55 5525 2881 / +52 55 555252996

This is the most fascinating market place of the city offering shops with awesome varieties and the prices are reasonable too. The shops provide various items from more than 300 artisans including serapes, jewellery, pottery and much more to fulfil the needs of the visitor.

Address: Parquet de la Plaza de la Cuddle, Center Historic, Mexico City, D. F. 06040

Bazaar del Abandon located in the San Angel area is famous for being the Saturday market place. Reach the venue on Saturday to buy high quality handicrafts and top quality jewellery, glassware, woodwork, textiles and ceramics from area artisans. Many cafes, restaurants, marimba musicians and much more featured.

Address: Plaza San Jacinth 11, Colonial San Angel, Mexico City, D. F. 01090.

Fiona is a government-run shop located in the Zonal Rosa area of Mexico City that promotes the arts and crafts of local artists. It houses the finest handicrafts from artisans all over the country including jewellery, blankets, wooden masks, ceramics, textiles, papier-mache figurines and many more.

Address: Juarez 89, Mexico City, Mexico

Tel.: +52 55 5521 0171

A new floor has been added to Monte de Piedad but the history of this original architecture dates back to 1775. It is the best place to buy quality second-hand items and the money generated from selling is used for the development of schools and retirement homes.

Address: Avenida Cinco de Mayo, Mexico City, Mexico.

Tel.: +52 55 5535 3373

Located in the south west part of the city, Perisur is one of the largest and classiest shopping centres of Mexico City. It houses stores with high end designer labels and a large selection of clothing, shoes, accessories, items for the home and many more. The centre also provides beauty salons, banks, travel agencies and other service providers as well as eateries and a 20-screen cinema for entertainment.

Address: Anillo Periferico Sur 4690, col. Ampliacion Pedregal de San Angel, Mexico City, Mexico 04500.

Tel.: +52 55 5545 1000

Plaza La Rosa is a modern shopping arcade that features over 72 prestigious shops and boutiques. The place offers all kinds of shops and has entrances on both side streets.

Address: Between Amberes and Genova, Mexico City, Mexico

This colonial era building is situated between La Alameda and the Zocalo. It was the palace of the Counts of Miravale. Today, it is the shopping centre for jewellery shops, precious stones and silver. It also houses shops of Taxco silver, Tonala stoneware, and Mexican tequilas.

Address: Isabel la Catolica 30, just below Calle Madero, Mexico City, Mexico.