I know how you feel. Last month we took a cruise to the Panama Canal and made 4 stops along the way. Before I left, I memorized how to ask for fabric in Spanish....and was ready to buy fabric for myself and as a thank you to the woman next door who took in our mail. No one had any. Everyone told me that it is sold in the big cities and not in the local shops. We had an amazing trip...but came home without any fabric! :x