Typical colombian stuff & souvenirs, Bogotá

There is a wide range of choices from different parts of Colombia, from beautiful chinchorros (typical Wayuu hand woven hammocks) and mochilas (shoulder bags) from La Guajira, leather bags decorated with mola (textile art of the Kuna, indigenous people who live in small villages close to Panama), marvelous handmade silver filigree for which the jewelers from Mompox enjoy international fame, to artisan vases, masks from Nariño, coffee from different regions and a lot more.The best place to shop for typical Colombian crafts is in a mini mall across the street from the Gold Museum. Very good quality stuff at rather low prices. Typical items include replicas of 'chivas' - bright-painted Colombian rural buses, Indian pottery, models of patios of typical Colombian houses, figurines of donkeys with coffee bags (with or without Juan Valdes), shirts and sweaters, gourmet coffee, reproductions of gold artifacts, etc.

The best place to shop for typical Colombian crafts is in a mini mall across the street from the Gold Museum. Very good quality stuff at rather low prices. Typical items include replicas of 'chivas' - bright-painted Colombian rural buses, Indian pottery, models of patios of typical Colombian houses, figurines of donkeys with coffee bags (with or without Juan Valdes), shirts and sweaters, gourmet coffee, reproductions of gold artifacts, etc. In many places they give you as a gift a Colombian flag bracelet.