Bookstores in Bogotá
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Bogotá, Bogotá gives you 103 to judge by. That's 103 bookshops mapped around Bogotá, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Bogotá (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Panamericana and Panamericana, plus Seva. If a bookshop's missing from Bogotá's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Bogotá bookstore lineup
103 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Panamericana
Bookstore
Panamericana — Bookstore.
Panamericana
Bookstore
Panamericana — Bookstore.
Seva
Bookstore
Seva — Bookstore.
Comercial Papelera 24 Horas
Bookstore
Comercial Papelera 24 Horas — Bookstore on Calle 98 No. 15 - 52. Also worth knowing about Comercial Papelera 24 Horas: it has a website with more detail.
Calle 98 No. 15 - 52
Biblos Librería
Bookstore
Biblos Librería is Bookstore.
Libros Colombianos
Bookstore
Libros Colombianos is Bookstore.
Copyexpress
Bookstore
Copyexpress is Bookstore.
Matorral librería
Bookstore
Matorral librería — Bookstore on 26C-6 Carrera 5. Also worth knowing about Matorral librería: it has a website with more detail.
26C-6 Carrera 5
Panamericana Express
Bookstore
Panamericana Express is Bookstore.
librería del CCGGM
Bookstore
librería del CCGGM is Bookstore.
Librería Uniandes
Bookstore
Librería Uniandes — Bookstore on 27 Calle 19. Also worth knowing about Librería Uniandes: it has a website with more detail.
27 Calle 19, 117111
Comunicación Sin Fronteras
Bookstore
Comunicación Sin Fronteras is Bookstore.
Libreria Cristiana Valores
Bookstore
Libreria Cristiana Valores — Bookstore.
Mil Cosas
Bookstore
Mil Cosas is Bookstore.
San Gabriel
Bookstore
San Gabriel — Bookstore.
Librería Dinosaurio
Used bookstore
Librería Dinosaurio — Used bookstore on Calle 45. Also worth knowing about Librería Dinosaurio: the map lists its hours as 07:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Calle 45
Hours: 07:00-19:00
Phone: +57 1 2458802;+57 300 563 1648
Casa Tomada
Used bookstore
Casa Tomada is Used bookstore. Casa Tomada also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 07:00-19:00.
Hours: 07:00-19:00
Babel libros
Bookstore
Babel libros — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Babel libros: the map lists its hours as 08:30-12:30,15:30-20:00.
Hours: 08:30-12:30,15:30-20:00
Casa de la historia
Used bookstore
Casa de la historia — Used bookstore. Also worth knowing about Casa de la historia: the map lists its hours as 07:00-19:00.
Hours: 07:00-19:00
Librería Cava del Libro
Bookstore
Librería Cava del Libro — Bookstore on Avenida Calle 26. Also worth knowing about Librería Cava del Libro: the map lists its hours as 07:00-19:00.
Avenida Calle 26
Hours: 07:00-19:00
Librería testimonio
Used bookstore
Librería testimonio is Used bookstore.
Librería U Piloto
Bookstore
Librería U Piloto — Bookstore, found on 9-58 Calle 45A in Bogotá D.C..
9-58 Calle 45A, Bogotá D.C.
Grandes Maestros
Bookstore
Grandes Maestros is Bookstore.
Libreria del Minuto de Dios
Bookstore
Libreria del Minuto de Dios is Bookstore on Avenida 28.
Avenida 28
Surti Libros
Bookstore
Surti Libros — Bookstore.
Librería Médica Celsus
Bookstore
Librería Médica Celsus is Bookstore.
LibreríaMédica El Flaco
Bookstore
LibreríaMédica El Flaco — Bookstore on Avenida Carrera 7.
Avenida Carrera 7
La gran Manzana
Bookstore
La gran Manzana is Bookstore.
Librería Torre de Babel
Bookstore
Librería Torre de Babel — Bookstore.
Panamericana
Bookstore
Panamericana — Bookstore.
Librería Nacional
Bookstore
Librería Nacional is Bookstore.
Librería Nacional
Bookstore
Librería Nacional is Bookstore. Librería Nacional also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:30-20:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:30-20:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-19:00
Librería de la U - Hipertexto
Bookstore
Librería de la U - Hipertexto — Bookstore on 43 22 calle 24A. Also worth knowing about Librería de la U - Hipertexto: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00.
43 22 calle 24A
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00
Librería Temis S.A.
Bookstore
Librería Temis S.A. — Bookstore.
Papeleria El Bosque
Bookstore
Papeleria El Bosque is Bookstore.
El arcano librería esotérica
Bookstore
El arcano librería esotérica — Bookstore.
Tornamesa
Bookstore
Tornamesa — Bookstore.
Wilborada 1047
Bookstore
Wilborada 1047 is Bookstore on 10-47 Calle 71. Wilborada 1047 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:47-19:47; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10-47 Calle 71
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:47-19:47; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +57 601 7450327
Editorial
Bookstore
Editorial — Bookstore.
Editorial Mandra
Bookstore
Editorial Mandra — Bookstore.
Leyer
Bookstore
Leyer is Bookstore.
Lerner
Bookstore
Lerner — Bookstore.
Panamericana
Bookstore
Panamericana — Bookstore.
Revista PROA
Bookstore
Revista PROA — Bookstore on 19-52 Calle 40. Also worth knowing about Revista PROA: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19-52 Calle 40
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00
Phone: 2456447
CLC Librería Express
Bookstore
CLC Librería Express is Bookstore on Avenida Calle 161.
Avenida Calle 161
Libros y Antigūedades
Bookstore
Libros y Antigūedades — Bookstore, found on Carrera 11 in Chía.
Carrera 11, Chía
Libreria Lerner
Bookstore
Libreria Lerner — Bookstore on Carrera 11.
Carrera 11
Prosa del Mundo
Bookstore
Prosa del Mundo — Bookstore on 19-10 Calle 43.
19-10 Calle 43
Librería de lo fantastico
Bookstore
Librería de lo fantastico — Bookstore on 20-45 Calle 45.
20-45 Calle 45
Librería San Pablo
Bookstore
Librería San Pablo is Bookstore on Avenida Transversal 60.
Avenida Transversal 60
Judah
Bookstore
Judah — Bookstore on Calle 129.
Calle 129
Libro Teca
Bookstore
Libro Teca — Bookstore on Carrera 13.
Carrera 13
Errata
Bookstore
Errata — Bookstore on Carrera 9.
Carrera 9
Casa De Letras Libreria
Bookstore
Casa De Letras Libreria — Bookstore, found on Calle 45 in Bogotá D.C..
Calle 45, Bogotá D.C.
Libretec
Bookstore
Libretec is Bookstore on Carrera 5.
Carrera 5
Torre De Babel
Bookstore
Torre De Babel is Bookstore on Carrera 8.
Carrera 8
Bibliomania
Bookstore
Bibliomania — Bookstore on Carrera 8.
Carrera 8
Compro Libros
Bookstore
Compro Libros is Bookstore on Carrera 8.
Carrera 8
Libros y Antiguedades
Bookstore
Libros y Antiguedades — Bookstore on 67-24 Avenida Carrera 11.
67-24 Avenida Carrera 11
Tiempos Futuros
Bookstore
Tiempos Futuros — Bookstore, found on Calle 92 in Bogotá D.C.. Also worth knowing about Tiempos Futuros: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Calle 92, Bogotá D.C.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:30-18:30
Phone: +57 601 3000098
What the map tells us about bookstores in Bogotá
18 of the 103 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
9 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
There's a cluster: 3 of them sit on Carrera 8, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
4 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The Bogotá bookstore crawl
The efficient Bogotá bookstore crawl strings these together: Panamericana, Panamericana, Seva, Comercial Papelera 24 Horas on Calle 98 No. 15 - 52, Biblos Librería, Libros Colombianos, Copyexpress, and Matorral librería on 26C-6 Carrera 5 — 103 stops, one logical order. 95 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Bogotá
Browsing in Bogotá? A little strategy helps:
- Check the sale shelf rhythm at Panamericana. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
- Check for a café corner at Panamericana. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
- Learn your editions. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Browse by serendipity, buy by list. Keep a want-list on your phone for the hunt, but let the shelves surprise you too. The best finds are never the planned ones.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Bogotá — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Bogotá can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 103, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 103 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Bogotá: 103 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.