Since no vacation would be complete without that little something you take home to remember your trip by, be assured that there are plenty of shopping opportunities in Cancún.

Also known as Cancún City, the downtown area or Centro is a nine-block square connected to the island by a causeway.

The commercial heart of Cancún, is where you'll find lots of restaurants and some nice little shops, particularly along Yaxchilan Avenue. Flea market aficionados might want to visit the Mercados on Tulum Avenue, the main street, where silver items and handicrafts brought in from all of Mexico are plentiful.

In the Hotel Zone, Plaza la Fiesta offers similar crafts in a department-store-like atmosphere. El Zocalo, right across from the Convention Center is a bazaar for handicrafts where you can also see a multi-media show with exhibits of the history of Mexican clothing, fashion shows, and a nightly fiesta.  Numerous malls are located along Paseo Kukulkan. Credit cards are accepted in most stores, in addition to travelers checks.