Location: Calle 15, between Carreras 8 and 9

For acquiring just about any book you would ever want, whether current bestsellers or those long out of print, there’s a place you can go in Bogotá. Spend hours (or even days) browsing the hundreds of shops sprawling for several square blocks and tucked into commercial centers (indeed, entire malls jammed with stalls). Even books in English and other languages can be encountered in those shelves wedged with tomes and stacks crowding every last floor space. In many places you can bargain a bit. For bookworms interested in collectors and antiquarian items, check out Merlín (Carrera 8A 15-70, Tel: 284-4008 / 284-4301, E-mail: merlinlibros@hotmail.com).

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By Lorraine Caputo

Upon re-declaring her independence at age 29, Lorraine Caputo packed her trusty Rocinante (so her knapsack's called) and began traipsing throughout...

Created: 19 May 2008

Updated: 19 May 2008

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