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…
Must see shopping in Bogotá
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- Hacienda Santa Bárbara
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…
- Brincabrinca
This small coffee bar doubles as a seller of super-hip T-shirts designed by Colombian and international contest winners.
- Centro Comercial Andino
Most popular Zona Rosa shopping mall.
- MMambe
This excellent Usaquén shop houses a limited but extremely well done selection of weekly rotating Fair Trade handicrafts from 50 artisan-driven…
- MMercado de San Alejo
This city-center classic fills a parking lot with a host of yesteryear items (posters, books, knickknacks) that are fun to sift through.
- GGems Metal
Dealer Oscar Baquero is one of Bogotá's most reliable emerald dealers, with nearly 40 years experience in industry. English is spoken.
- CCentro Comercial El Retiro
Zona Rosa's fanciest shopping mall, with a food court run by Andrés Carne de Res.
- PPlaza de Mercado de Paloquemao
A real-deal, messy Colombian market. Go early on Friday or Sunday – flower days!
- Librería Lerner
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…
- La Casona del Museo
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…
- Pasaje Rivas
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…
- San Miguel
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.
- Camping Amarelo
This small shop sells all the camping gear you'll need, including tents, which start at COP$390,000, and boots. Also rents.
- Atlantis Plaza
Modern mall with ATMs, Hard Rock Café and a multiplex cinema.
- SSan Andresito
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…
- QQuevedo Libros y Antiguedades
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…
- PPlaza Central de Usaquén
Just north of the main square in the village-like Usaquén, you'll find stallholders selling food, colorful purses, assorted handicrafts and bamboo…
- PParque de los Periodistas
Facing La Candelaria’s north end, this market is really about junk – old radios, electronics, videotapes, tools and whatnot.
- EEmerald Trade Center
Dozens of comisionistas (traders) buy and sell emeralds here.