Tela's Garifuna community provides some of the best items to purchase in Tela. Strolling along the beach area, tourists will surely find people selling their hand made crafts and jewelry. Shell and shark tooth jewelry, coconut shell jewelry, and the more common hand woven jewelry, are the most prevalent items being sold.
A great purchase is the coconut bread or coconut candy called 'tabla'. Women can be found carrying large buckets on their heads, which often contain the delicious baked goods.
