Must see shopping in Bogotá

This classy shop has higher-end crafts (lots of home accessories, plus bags, toys, hammocks and some clothing), and 70% of the profits go directly back to…

This mall is built around a colonial casona (a large, old house; 1847), making the place a fine combination of historic and modern architecture, and it's…

This small coffee bar doubles as a seller of super-hip T-shirts designed by Colombian and international contest winners.

Most popular Zona Rosa shopping mall.

This excellent Usaquén shop houses a limited but extremely well done selection of weekly rotating Fair Trade handicrafts from 50 artisan-driven…

This city-center classic fills a parking lot with a host of yesteryear items (posters, books, knickknacks) that are fun to sift through.

Dealer Oscar Baquero is one of Bogotá's most reliable emerald dealers, with nearly 40 years experience in industry. English is spoken.

Zona Rosa's fanciest shopping mall, with a food court run by Andrés Carne de Res.

A real-deal, messy Colombian market. Go early on Friday or Sunday – flower days!

Stocks many Spanish-language guidebooks on Colombia and the full gamut of maps, including the Movistar guía de rutas por Colombia (a color map/guide; COP…

This old building near the Museo del Oro doubles as a kind of colonial-style mall, filled with a convenient and cheerful collection of souvenir stands…

A couple of blocks west of Plaza de Bolívar, this craft market is a good spot for cheap touristy and nontouristy buys, including lots of straw hats, T…

Open for nearly 75 years, this classic milliner is the best of the bunch on the block. Mostly felt fedoras and cowboy hats, pressed before your eyes.

This small shop sells all the camping gear you'll need, including tents, which start at COP$390,000, and boots. Also rents.

Modern mall with ATMs, Hard Rock Café and a multiplex cinema.

One of Bogotá’s biggest shopping areas is San Andresito, which spreads over several city blocks. It’s packed with a couple of thousand stalls that have…

Swapping books in hostels might not always lead to a good read. Improve your options browsing the shelves of this crammed bookshop, home to a rather…

Just north of the main square in the village-like Usaquén, you'll find stallholders selling food, colorful purses, assorted handicrafts and bamboo…

Facing La Candelaria’s north end, this market is really about junk – old radios, electronics, videotapes, tools and whatnot.

Dozens of comisionistas (traders) buy and sell emeralds here.