Guyana Where and What 2023-2024 for website_compressed

Shopping
Shopping in Guyana can be very
exciting. You will find large
selection of souvenir items ranging
from paintings, sculpture, basket
and straw items in the forms of fruit
bowls, dolls, bags, pouches, purple
heart salad bowls, leather bags,
shoes, sandals, pens, pen-holders,
Amerindian lifestyles depicted in
balata, wood species for wall hangings
and, most of all, the authentic
Amerindian hammocks. So ‘shop till
you drop’ and very cheaply too!
Guyana is known for its gold, precious
and semi -precious stones. Visitors
clamour for our ‘rich yellow’ gold
jewellery. Many of our semi- precious
stones are intricately crafted into
pendants, earrings, bracelets and
rings to adorn your body.
GUYANA GEMS in Hadfield street
offers elegant and intricate jewellery
crafted from our semi-precious stones.
The Hibiscus Craft Plaza (downtown),
in front of the General Post Office for
paintings, pottery and other great
local craft ideas.
The Main Street Avenue is usually lined
with a wide selection of Guyanese
sculptures of various sizes sculpted
from a variety of hard and soft wood
found in our forest.
Fashion designers have been making
their mark internationally with their
designs of hand painted, batik,
Discharged and tye-dyed clothing.
Some of the boutiques downtown will
have just what you are looking for on
their racks or at the various Malls
SHOPPING HOURS
Normal shopping hours are between
8:00am and 5:00pm; however, stores
at the various downtown Malls remain
open until 7:00pm while those in
the Malls out of the city open until
10.00p.m
GIFTLAND MALL offers variety
of shops and various levels of
restaurants from fast food, creole,
snack food, upscale restaurants and a
supermarket.
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