Divisoria Night Market

Cagayan de Oro

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Divisoria Night Market

Plaza Divisoria comes alive after sundown when dozens of vendors set up shop in the street (selling clothes, accessories and various knick knacks) and fast food stalls operate in full mode. Live music is played, and the area is closed off to traffic every weekend after 6pm.

Shopping

Cagayan de Oro is famous for being ‘the’ place to shop in northern Mindanao. Shopping malls and specialist shops dominate the city centre, and it’s possible to find just about everything from crazy fashion items to works of art, household items and electrical appliances. Some of the popular shopping areas are along the Don Apolinar Velez Street and Jr Borja Street. Of the malls, the first and one of the largest is the landmark Limketkai Shopping Mall in Lapasan. It has department stores and numerous shops selling fashions, cell phones and home furnishing goods to restaurants, four cinemas and children’s play areas. Visitors can get their eyes tested, have a spa treatment, do some banking and have their photos printed too. An atrium in the centre often hosts exhibitions and concerts. Other malls include Makro in Kauswagen highway, Gaisano City Mall in Corrales Street, Ororama Supercenter and Megacenter, and the SM City at Upper Carmen, Pueblo de Oro Business Park. The city has many markets too, the most notable being the city centre Cogon Public Market.