Shopping
Non-food shopping
Non-food shopping options are limited in Salinas and nearby places. The best place to find non-food items is shopping mall El Paseo Shopping in La Libertad. This shopping center also has a Hipermarket superstore. For a much broader variety of products, you may visit large shopping malls in Guayaquil.
Grocery shopping
For groceries, you have several options in Salinas and around.
In the beach areas in Salinas are two small grocery stores: a Mi Comisariato grocery store and a TÍA grocery store. For a broader variety of products including many imported products, you can go to grocery store Supermaxi in Salinas and superstore Hipermarket in La Libertad.
Salinas has a small food market and a fish market (Puerto Santa Rosa). In La Libertad (about $3.00 - $3.50 by taxi from Salinas) is a larger food market with lower prices than the food market in Salinas. At this market, you can also find fish.