Shopping acquires a different dimension altogether when it's shopping for Christmas. The very season and the trends that go along with it are reason enough for indulging ourselves on a shop hunt around the globe.
Christmas Carnivals brings you all that you need to know about Christmas Shopping in Mexico. Check out for holiday shopping, gift decorating and wrapping at the best malls and strip malls with anchor department stores, movies, food courts, boutiques, shops and huge grocery stores.
At the Tonala Nacimiento (Nativity Scene), regular Thursday and Sunday markets are extended by early October to include 10-12 blocks of stalls selling figures, buildings, foliage and accessories for nativity scenes. Stalls set up at the Parque Morelos along Independencia in the historic downtown in Guadalaraja sell glass balls, garlands, lights, ornaments, wrappings and other holiday decorations.
Mercado Libertad (San Juan de Dios) is located at Calzada Independencia and Avenue Juarez in the downtown historic area. This is one of the largest indoor markets in Latin America. The site of this huge building was an indigenous marketplace long before the arrival of the Spanish. In addition to the usual vast assortment of gifts and daily goods, Christmas decorations and Nativity pieces are featured in the vast inventory.
More upscale than Tonala, Tlaquepaque boutiques and stores are always a joy to visit. They are filled with interesting and unusual gift and home items from throughout Mexico. The perfect spot for lunch or shopped-out husbands is the Parian, the grand plaza square, divided into 14 separate restaurants, and filled with wandering Mariachi groups.
The survival of the Spanish tradition in Mexico makes hanging out for a quick bargain in this place an entirely different experience. You can readily find curios of every kind and variety that cater to your choices. Have a ball at Christmas Carnivals Christmas Shopping in Mexico!
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