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Tourist Village Flea Market Belize

Tourist Village Flea Market (Fort Street, Belize City) — On the street outside the Tourist Village, local vendors set up tents and tables to sell their wares, which include T-shirts with snappy slogans, original jewelry, woven bags and blankets, and plenty of carved wooden items. Quality varies widely and prices are negotiable. This is one of the few places in Belize where vendors are not afraid to engage the hard sell. On non-cruise days, the selection is limited, but you might find a few scattered tables.

Save-U Supermarket Belize

Save-U Supermarket (San Cas Plaza, Northern Hwy. at Central American Blvd., Belize City) – this is a good supermarket for eco-tourists (and budget tourists) who want to stock up on groceries (including snack foods), bottled water, soft drinks, liquor and toiletries before venturing into the wilderness and other far-flung sites (like the Mayan pyramids).

National Handicraft Center (2 South Park Street, Belize City) — as its name suggests, this store carries the best stock of high-quality Belizean arts and crafts at fair prices. Attractive buys include shade-grown coffee and local chocolate, carvings in zericote and other native hardwoods, slate relief carvings of wildlife and Maya deities, and CDs of Belizean music.

Fort Street Flea Market Belize

Fort Street Flea Market (Fort Street, Belize City) – this outdoor flea market attracts tourists interested in buying souvenirs of their time in the country.

Brodie’s Belize

Brodie’s (2 Albert Street, Belize City) – this is the largest department store in Belize. Even though supplies of certain items are limited, tourists are usually content with what’s there (including those preparing for eco-tourism excursions in the country’s outer lying areas, as visits to ancient Mayan sites).

Book Center (4 Church Street, Belize City) – this store contains new and secondhand English literature, maps, guidebooks and books on Belizean history, society and natural history.

Belize Tourist Village

Belize Tourist Village (8 Fort Street, Belize City) — This waterfront complex exists for the convenience of cruise-ship passengers, who disembark here on their land trips. Non-cruise tourists may enter from the street with a temporary pass, obtainable on presentation of an identity document such as a passport. Most of the stores are gift shops, liquor stores, jewelers or pharmacies offering Viagra without prescription. Some items are cheaper than elsewhere in the city; others are more expensive. You’ll know when it’s open from the crowds of hawkers, hustlers and tour agents thronging the street outside.

Augusto Quan Ltd. Belize

Augusto Quan Ltd. (13 Market Square, Belize City) – this hardware store (kind of a Belizean version of Ace Hardware stores, is a great place for eco-tourists to stock up on tools, camping gear, and sports gear, along with batteries, before heading to the next inland destination.