Bogotá Shopping

  1. Artesanías de Colombia

    For crafts and souvenirs, Artesanías de Colombia is a good place to start. It produces high-quality handicrafts and clothing.

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  2. Centro Comercial Andino

    Bogotá has many Western-style shopping malls, packed with shops, fast-food outlets, casa de cambios , Internet cafés and movie theaters. You'll find Centro Comercial Andinon in the Zona Rosa.

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  3. Centro Comercial Granahorrar

    Centro Comercial Granahorrar is an older-generation center that is always packed with shoppers.

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  4. Éxito

    Hypermarkets, huge supermarkets offering food and a wide range of everyday products such as clothing, shoes, toiletries, household appliances and stationery, are located in the outer suburbs and on the city outskirts. The major local player on the market is the Medellín-born chain Éxito. There is also a convenient branch at the northern terminus of the TransMilenio, as well as four others scattered around the city.

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  5. Galería Artesanal de Colombia

    There are several cheap craft and souvenir markets on or just off Carrera 7, the best of which seems to be this one.

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  7. Hacienda Santa Bárbara

    Bogotá has many Western-style shopping malls, packed with shops, fast-food outlets, casa de cambios , Internet cafés and movie theaters. Hacienda Santa Bárbara is built around a colonial casona, making the place a fine combination of historic and modern architecture. It is both recent and stylish.

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  8. Mercado Artesanal Plaza Bolívar

    You can buy traditional crafts and souvenirs at Mercado Artesanal Plaza Bolívar.

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  9. Mercado de San Alejo

    Bogotá's three flea markets are also good places to shop for crafts and souvenirs. Mercado de San Alejo is the main one; it's held in a parking lot.

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  10. Parque de los Periodistas

    On Sundays a flea market is held in this park in central Bogotá.

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  11. Pasaje Rivas

    You won't find any tacky souvenirs for sale here! This local craft market is not touristy, but it's fabulous for cheap buys, particularly for hammocks, ruanas (Colombian ponchos), and leather products.

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  13. San Andresito

    San Andresito is a huge shopping area which spreads over several city blocks. It's packed with a couple of thousand stalls that have almost everything that can be bought in Colombia. It is one of the cheapest places to buy video, hi-fi and TV equipment, computers, film and photographic gear, watches, cassettes and CDs, and clothing and footwear. Urban buses and busetas go there from the center and you can catch them on Calle 19.

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  14. Unicentro

    The first large shopping mall in Bogotá; it remains popular and busy.

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