Shopping in Cancun can be a great experience if you know where to look, the options are varied. You will be able to go shopping in the most famous malls and squares in the Hotel Zone, but you can also go out and head downtown.

If what you are looking for are souvenirs for your family and friends, Mercado 28 is the ideal place. In addition to finding many shops of all kinds of handicrafts, you will also find everything from seafood restaurants to fast food, banks, jewelry stores, shoe stores, clothing stores, a tortilla shop, a supermarket, herbal and remedy stores, internet cafes, pharmacies, post office, couriers and endless shops dedicated to serving tourists and local people in Cancun.

The assortment of Mexican handicrafts and souvenirs is one of the most extensive that can be found in the city. It is also a place where all the people of Cancun go to do their daily shopping, so if you want to see a typical place in Cancun, visit Mercado 28. Visiting it is a great experience.

Mercado 28 is located in downtown Cancun, if you are staying in the hotel zone, it is easy to get to either by bus or taxi. From the Hotel Zone take the bus that says "Mercado 28" on the windshield, it will leave you one block from the market. Along the way you will have the opportunity to get to know the life of the people of Cancun up close.