The National Center for Popular Arts is a popular store that displays and sells some of the best carvings and artwork from local artisans. Aquadilla en San Juan features the Mundillo lace products. This is a great time to look around and make a selection. Local Art Market is held every weekend at the Plaza Darsenas. Local arts and crafts are available at dozens of stalls.
Handmade masks are also popular and are fashioned from either papier mache or coconut husks.
Again, though Puerto Rico is not a duty-free port, there are stores that offer discounts on quality items. Barrachina Center in Old San Juan lays claim to two categories of fame. The first is that they are the largest jewelry store in the Caribbean and second, that the Pina Colada was invented here. There are cigar stores and cigar bars all over San Juan and particularly in the luxury hotels along Condado Beach. Near the cruise dock is a small shop in which you can watch a Dominican craftsman handroll cigars which are for sale.