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Lack of QD or 7eleven can get to you down here. The closest thing besides your common pharmacy that you can find is the banco de revistas that dot the various streets. It's about the equivalent of a newstand, with so many things hanging from it and around it that the person inside usually remains hidden from view. You want cigarett papers, gum, phone cards, A Tarde, Mulher Abusada, you got it. You can even pull up in your car and ask them to sell you what-not through your window. Convenience at it's best, but without some other basic necessities, like tampons or canned peaches...