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Academic bookstore in Bogotá

Hola a todos ... Does anyone know of a place with a wide selection of classic academic/philosophical books in Spanish? I know of a couple places that do hardcover textbooks and technical manuals and that kind of thing, but not so much major works in the humanities and social sciences. Thanks!

By treshuevos on Jan 1, 2008, 14:27 in Travel tips.

LaMovidCh(u)eca says on Jan 1, 2008, 14:41:

I'm not really sure what you mean by "academic" books. However, the Lerner Bookstore (Librería Lerner) is one of the oldest and largest bookstores in Bogotá and they do have a pretty good selection in social sciences.

http://librerialerner.com.co/tienda/catalog/index.php

You can find them downtown very near the "Museo del Oro" stop of transmilenio if you keep going up the Jimenez street. They're just beside a "Crepes and Waffers" restaurant.

Librería Lerner Centro
Av. Jiménez No. 4-35 Teléfono: 2430567-2433347

Never been in their North shop:
Librería Lerner Norte
Calle 92 No. 15-23 Teléfono: 6364295

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CatGirl says on Jan 1, 2008, 15:03:

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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treshuevos says on Jan 1, 2008, 15:56:

Great suggestion, LaMovidCh(u)eca! From their site it looks exactly like what I want, so I will go check them out.

CatGirl: Thanks for the thought, but right now I am looking for a physical store.

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Gator says on Jan 1, 2008, 19:52:

Aldina bookstore for good selection in English on Carrera 7 # 70-80, any of the Librería Nacional chain-let your fingers do the walking they are all over. We visit the one at Centro Comercial Unicentr on Carrera 15. Pure academic Mrs. Gator says Librería Universidad de los Andes at the Universidad de los Andes on Carrera 1E # 18

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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