Shopping
The biggest supermarket is owned by the cooperative Chortitzer and has a wide variety of products. Here local products can be found such as dairy products from Trebol, meat products from Chortitzer and locally produced peanuts, fruits and vegetables, grains, peanut butter, marmalade, dulce de leche etc as well as a large vireaty of imported groceries and other products.. There is a small collection of souvenirs as well. Attached to the supermarket is the hardware store where you can find anything from bicycles, paint and screws to vacuum cleaners and tools. Beside the cooperative supermarket there is another rather large supermarket called Althega. Throughout Loma Plata there are several smaller supermarkets and corner shops as well as hardware stores.
The library/bookshop behind the cooperative is well worth a visit. This evangelical bookstore offers a wide variety of mainly German books, craft materials, games and souveniers. Books written by members of the colony about their life and history can also be found here. Half of the store is dedicated to a library with German and English books. Next door is ZP30 where you can find CDs and DVDs in German, Spanish and English for very reasonable prices. Souvenirs can also be found at a shop called Kreativ. Souvenirs typical for this area are usually made of wood, especially Palo Santo, or leather.
There are many small clothes shops all over Loma Plata. Some are on the main asphalted streets, on smaller streets around the town. There are some shops focused on baby and children clothes and toys. At times, private people organize yard sales or auctions, this is usually made public over the radio ZP30. The second hand shops sell used clothes imported from the US and Canada.
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