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Laundry
Novaclean, Carrera 2 No. 16-62 (031-281-2823). Novaclean is a dry cleaner that
also does laundry. Each shirt or pants cleaned costs 1,500 COP.
Airline Ticketing
Avianca Office
Calle 19 No. 4-37. If you can't buy a ticket online with Avianca, you can purchase
the ticket at the online price at their office for a 20,000 COP service charge.
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Sat. 9:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
Grocery Stores
Asociacion Futuro, Calle 15 No. 2-17. Asociacion Futuro is a small store that sells
groceries and has a nice selection of fruit and vegetables. The store is in an
excellent location in the heart of La Candelaria and is close to many hostels.
Mon. - Fri. 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Sun. 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
Olympica, Ave Jimenez No. 4-74. Olympia is a chain grocery and drug store. This
store has a fruit and vegetable section. It has a bakery and a good selection of
groceries too. Mon. - Sat. 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Sun. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Almacen Ley, Carrera 7, just north of the Plaza de Bolivar. Almacen Ley is the
biggest grocery store in El Centro. It's a full supermarket that has a bakery, fruit
and vegetable sections as well as everything else big stores offer. Open every
day from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
Bookstores
Fondo de Cultura Economica, Calle 11 No. 5-60, Centro Cultural Gabriel García
Márquez. The Fondo de Cultura is one of the nicest bookstores in Latin America.
If you like bookstores the Fondo de Cultura is worth visiting. The bookstore has a
huge selection of books inside an interesting store design. Mon. - Sat. 9:00 AM -
7:00 PM, Sun. 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
Panamericana, Carrera 7 No. 18-48. You can find a large selection of books,
electronics, office supplies and much more at this Colombian mega franchise.