Khaosan shops sell handcrafts, paintings, clothes, local fruits, pirated CDs, DVDs and second-hand books, plus many useful backpacker items.
She worked with her father in the family photo studio and later moved to Montevideo where she tried different expressions of art, such as acrylic painting and lacquer applied on wooden surfaces, handcrafts in aluminum and restorations.
Its friendly population is famous for its handcrafts industry, mostly using local natural resources like Capim dourado, Babaçu, and seeds from local plants.