3 Best Places to Shop in The Amazon Basin, Peru

This collection of handicraft stalls on a wooden platform perched over a seasonal swamp is worth wandering through even if you don't want to buy anything. It's down the stairs from the Malecón Maldonado, at the end of Jirón Napo.

This sprawling craft complex on the road out to the airport often has better prices and variety than shops in town. Look for intricate woodcarvings, tree bark paintings, and textiles woven from vegetable fibers. There's also a small amphitheater used for occasional live performances.

This small shopping complex by the river is the best place in town to find local crafts, coffee, chocolates, and other Amazon-made goods. There are frequent fairs here as well as occasional craft workshops.