For handicrafts, from basketry and ceramics to woolen goods and leather, try the Mercado Central, fronting on Caupolicán between Maipú and Freire, or the Feria Artesanal Pueblito del Biobío (Freire 755).
In the Edificio Los Arrayanes, Librería Inglesa (San Martín between Rengo and Caupolicán) sells English-language titles.