Mercado Artesanal (Craft Market), Mendoza (must see)

Mercado Artesanal is located in Edificio de Subsecretaría de Turismo (Undersecretary of Tourism Building). This small store offers the best provincial handicrafts in the city. Mercado Artesanal is very popular among tourists, especially for its vertical and horizontal loom weavings, woven baskets from Lagunas del Rosario, as well as various of indigenous goods, like braided items, and articles from untanned horse leather. Here you can find traditional Huarpe and Araucanian style souvenirs. This is a “must see” place for those looking for local crafts.