Shopping tour to Argentina often accompanies excursion programs. It is understandable, because in this country you can buy a lot of interesting things quite inexpensively. Original souvenirs and figurines can be bought almost in any city of the country, the most interesting variants can really buy in the area of Iguazu Falls, where there are numerous rows of markets in tourist areas. From the colorful things you can bring products of buffalo skin. These are belts, bags, shoes. Silver and gold jewelry are also brought from this country.
Make mate-making kits out of pumpkin, aluminum, silver and gold. Ponchos, sweaters, socks, and blankets made of alpaca and vicuña wool are available in Patagonia. Rhodocorosites, stones also called "Inca roses," are used to make many souvenirs.
Shopping can be done in Buenos Aires. But also, almost every Argentine city has at least one decent shopping center. In Cordoba, it's the Dinosaurio Mall and Patio Olmos. More than 150 stores are gathered there. In Mendoza, check out Palamares Open Mall, and in Tucuman you can shop at the Yerba Buena Shopping center.
Shopping centers in Argentina are open from 09:00 to 22:00 daily. Stores are open from 09:00 to 20:00 Monday through Friday, and on Saturday they close at 14:00 until Monday morning. Small private stores and stores may open an hour earlier than others, at 08:00, but do not operate during the hot lunchtime, from 12:00 to 16:00. from 12:00 to 16:00. In the summer, Argentine stores extend their opening hours until 22:00-23:00.
Winter sales in Argentina begin after Father's Day on the third weekend of June. They usually last until the beginning of September and, as in the rest of the world, increase significantly in the last weeks. The second sale season in Argentine cities starts in December and ends by the beginning of February.
