Fairmont Mayakoba Best Shopping Centers (Shopping) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Cancún, Mexico Flamingo Plaza (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán, km 11.5, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-2855         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. The Flamingo Plaza is smaller than other shopping malls in Cancún, but it offers a nice respite for shoppers who want to avoid heavy crowds. Located along the lagoon boardwalk, the mall has shops devoted to sportswear, designer clothes, and even cigars and Guatemalan exports. There's also a high-tech entertainment center in the mall, and Planet Hollywood is among the restaurants that await famished shoppers. Forum-by-the-Sea (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán, km 9.5, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-4425         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Forum-by-the-Sea draws shoppers who want to make a day (and night) of their trip to the mall. Internationally recognized stores like Berger, Swatch, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's and Harley Davidson are among the mall's 78 shops. The three-story structure also brings shoppers straight to the doors of some of Cancún's hottest nightspots, such as Congo Bongo and Beer Factory. And for diners, there's no disappointment in sight either as the mall includes city favorites like Rainforest Café and Cambalache. Kukulkán Plaza (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán, km 13, Cancún  77500 • 998-193-0161 User Rating: 8.5 / 10         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Plaza Kukulkán is perhaps one of Cancún's most happening areas because there is so much offered within its confines. With over half-a-million square feet, the plaza offers shoppers a seemingly endless array of specialty shops, boutiques, and classic clothing chains like Guess, Perry Ellis, and Versace. A veritable consumer paradise, Plaza Kukulkán also boasts several sporting goods, handicrafts, and jewelry stores. If shoppers want to break away expanding their wardrobe, then they can also choose to take diving lessons at AquaWorld, surf the Web at the Cancunet cyber café, or exchange a few bucks for dineros at the American Express desk. La Isla Shopping Village (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán, km 1.5, Cancún  77500 • 998-883-5025 User Rating: 9.5 / 10         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Located along Nichupté Lagoon, La Isla Shopping Village conjures up images of Venice with its overlapping canals and bridges. The beautiful layout complements the shopping experience perfectly, soothing patrons as they visit stores like UltraFemme, Guess, Swatch, and Benetton. After picking out a new outfit, shoppers then have a choice of entertainment, including a movie theater, food court, and happening nightspots like Max'a'xo and Alebrije. Plaza Caracol (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán, km 8.5, Cancún  77500 User Rating: 6 / 10         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Plaza Caracol enables shopping enthusiasts to get some of the best deals on name brand clothes-often letting them buy for less than they would in the States. Stores like Gucci, Bally, Cartier, Pelletier-Piaget, and Ralph Lauren head up the designer clothes section, and there are several jewelry shops, art galleries, and fragrance stores located here as well. Those demanding convenience as well as selection will be happy to find out that the mall also has a currency exchange bank, two pharmacies, and several fine restaurants to keep them from having to go somewhere else to feast. Plaza Las Americas (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Ave Tulum Sm 4 and 9, Cancún  77500 • 998-887-3863 User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: DOWNTOWN. Plaza Las Americas will make you think that you've stepped into a modern shopping mall in your hometown. Two of the only true department stores in Cancún, Sears and JC Penny, are a couple of the names you'll find here. Other names the diehard-shopper-in-you will recognize are Sony, Radio Shack, and Guess. Of course, what would trip to the mall be without fast food and a movie? Plaza Las Americas can satisfy these tastes with Burger King, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and eight cinemas. Plaza Mayafair (Shopping - Shopping Centers) Blvd Kukulcán Km 8.5 Centro Comercial Maya Fair, Cancún  77500         Description: ZONA HOTELERA. Plaza Mayafair is a far cry from the larger shopping malls in the city, but it is one of the best for finding a decent range of shops, restaurants, and bars without the hubbub of the crowds. Plus, because it's an open-air mall, there's no better way to shop while still being able to enjoy the Cancún sun. Decorated in a rainforest motif, the mall also has nightly Mayan dance and music shows. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.