The artisans/vendors sitting by and around the pier sell many trinkets that are native to Peru. The exchange rate as of 8/12/2008 is US$1 = 2.85 Peruvian Nuevos Soles. One can usually buy a keychain for the price of about 30 cents. The workers in these artisan stands are bargainers. They are usually willing to negotiate lower prices, so practice your bartering skills! These locals of Huanchaco primarily shop for food at the local Mercado. It's a marketplace full of different stands, each vendor offers a little something different to sell and have their own prices. To buy clothing, one would most likely travel to Trujillo. There are not many clothing stores in Huanchaco. The little shops are mostly targetted for tourists. Also cool to buy are the fair trade postcards of Fairmail. These photo cards are made by local underpriveliged teenagers who get half of the earnings to finance their education. Check (http://www.fairmail.info) for selling points. Note: if you want to mail postcards without going all the way into Trujillo, there is a tiny Serpost post office on the north side of the currently dirt alleyway called Manco Capac a half block from the beach, between Union and Atahualpa.
