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Ábaco Libros y Café

Book store · Cartagena ·

Ábaco Libros y Café

Book store · Cartagena ·
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"In a city that inspired the most famous works by the winner of a Nobel Prize in literature, you'd be forgiven for expecting a place to buy novels on every corner. Cartagena's book offerings are somewhat slim, but the best by far is Ábaco, a bookstore and café in the heart of the old part of the city. It draws local literati, but even if you don't speak Spanish, you'll find something here; there's a small gift section, and, of course, Colombian coffee."

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Bookstore and cafe offering specialty coffee and diverse publications

bookstore
coffee
cafe
old bookshop
friendly staff
charming bookstore
old-world feel
cozy coffee bar
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Information

Bookstore and cafe offering specialty coffee and diverse publications

bookstore
coffee
cafe
old bookshop
friendly staff
charming bookstore
old-world feel
cozy coffee bar
Google Rating
4.7 (2.4K)
Featured in Afar
Featured in
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Cl. 36 #3-86, El Centro, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia Get directions

Credit card accepted
Debit card accepted
Contactless accepted
Free Wi-Fi
LGBTQ friendly
Ábaco Libros y Café by null
Ábaco Libros y Café by allimerie (used with permission)
Ábaco Libros y Café by melodan (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by melodan (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by Jordan Schultz (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by ccesare (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by ccesare (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by ccesare (Atlas Obscura User)
Ábaco Libros y Café by ccesare (Atlas Obscura User)
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Ábaco Libros y Café by ccesare (Atlas Obscura User)
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