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Plaza 2000: Plaza 2000: Save Money

Lose your suntan lotion, need cheap sandals or towels, want to browse real Mexican music, need some stomach remedies, want to pay way less for your booze? Plaza 2000 (pronounced "plaza dos-mill") is where the locals go to buy all their stuff. It's a standard mall, without the giant foreign name brand stores. Matter of fact, you'll probably be the only tourist in there!
At Plaza 2000 there's ATM machines, clothing, music, and food stores. There's also a pharmacy and department store and with a massive selection of snacks and liquor.
This mall is where you should go to pay lowest dollar for regular items.
When you ask a cab driver to take you to Plaza 2000 he may hesitate confused and suggest other malls, saying, “Plaza Las Americas or Kukulcan Plaza are nicer.” That's true, they are nicer and may be where to go if you want Sears, the Gap, JC Penney, or the Harley-Davidson store and want to pay full tourist price. Cabbies wonder why anybody would want to shop at the local mall (‘cause that’s where he goes). To give something back to the community or to save some big cash on regular supplies, go to Plaza 2000. I visit every time I need something while in Cancun. (I seem to get drunk on the beach and lose things.)

What to buy: Inexpensive footwear, clothing, snacks, alcohol, (pharmaceutical) drugs, suntan lotion, music, cigarettes, camping supplies, sunglasses, articles for the beach, some souvenirs, bottled water, even some applicances.

Address: Avenida Tulúm, 42

Directions: Crucero, Av. Tulum & López-Portillo.
Centro (Downtown)

Phone: +52 98 849988

Theme: Department Store

Mercado 28 (Market 28): Mercado 28 (Market 28) Markets Review

You can literally get lost in Mercado 28, it's a maze of shops where every corner can look so similar you wonder if you're walking in circles. This is your one-stop shopping for all the Mexican souvenirs you could want, without the pushy pressure of the other downtown markets on Avenida Tulum.
You can spend anywhere from a few hours to an entire day in this market. Make sure you have a specified meeting time and place if you seperate, otherwise you may never find each other.
They accept pesos and American dollars.
About half the price of the same souvenir items found in the Hotel Zone, but have your haggling skills ready.
Visit my Cancun Travelogues for more photos of Mercado 28.

What to buy: Pottery, statues, crafts, hats, leather, rugs, blankets, food and herbs, clothing, baskets and handbags, and lots of silver jewelry.

What to pay: Anywhere from $50 to $300 depending on how much jewelry you want to buy.

Address: Just off Avenida Yaxchilan and Sunyaxchen

Directions: Downtown. Any cab driver will know where to bring you if you tell them you are going to Mercado 28.

Theme: Local Craft