Handmade-looking alpaca scarves and carved gourds show up fast at Peru Artesanías, one of the souvenir spots in Terminal 1 after security at LIM.
Figure on airport markups: reviewers mention prices here running noticeably higher than artisan markets in Miraflores, sometimes enough to make a small woven pouch feel like a splurge. The tradeoff is time; you can grab something five minutes from your gate instead of riding 25–40 minutes into town for Mercado Indio.
Stock leans on folk-style Peruvian staples: bright textiles, small ceramics, painted or carved gourds, plus fridge magnets and keychains with Machu Picchu or llama motifs. It looks handmade, but Reddit threads on Lima souvenirs warn that many airport artesanías outlets mix in mass-produced items at “artisan” prices, so treat the shelves as souvenir shopping, not gallery-grade craft hunting.
Regular Peru flyers on r/PeruTravel say they do the bulk of their shopping at markets like Mercado Indio and only duck into airport artesanías shops like this for one or two last-minute gifts before an overnight flight. Think: a single scarf, a ceramic mug, or a set of coasters to top up the suitcase, not a full family checklist.
Tip: if you stayed in Miraflores and skipped the markets, set yourself a rough budget before you walk in here; it keeps a quick 40-sole magnet-and-gourd stop from quietly turning into a 300-sole impulse haul.