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Let's learn Colombian ancestral wisdom with the traditional bag workshop
Package Details
Destination:
Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Price:
$76.00
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Welcome to the workshop for the traditional Colombian bag, the mochila!
This will be a journey through the indigenous ancestral culture of the northern lands of Colombia. We will learn the importance of native peoples and their art. We will walk through the colonial historical center before going to a local café to try an indigenous fermented drink. Next we will head to the workshop of an indigenous artisan descending from Kankuama blood from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Wayú blood from the desert area in the northernmost part of the South American continent La Guajira. From her, we will learn the sheep wool process and how to make our own miniature traditional bag step-by-step with a technique that unites 4 of the main native tribes. Afterwards each of us will also receive a large mochila made by a group of women from the tribe and in this way we will go home with a purely Colombian product that also helps more indigenous families to get ahead.
This will be a journey through the indigenous ancestral culture of the northern lands of Colombia. We will learn the importance of native peoples and their art. We will walk through the colonial historical center before going to a local café to try an indigenous fermented drink. Next we will head to the workshop of an indigenous artisan descending from Kankuama blood from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Wayú blood from the desert area in the northernmost part of the South American continent La Guajira. From her, we will learn the sheep wool process and how to make our own miniature traditional bag step-by-step with a technique that unites 4 of the main native tribes. Afterwards each of us will also receive a large mochila made by a group of women from the tribe and in this way we will go home with a purely Colombian product that also helps more indigenous families to get ahead.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: The Cranky Croc Hostel, Cl. 12d #346, Bogotá, Colombia
We will meet up with our guide at the hostel and then take a walk through the historic center of Bogotá, passing through the sacred lands of the indigenous Muisca peoples.
Stop At: Casa Galería, Cra. 2 ##12B 92, Bogotá, Colombia
Our first stop will be a local café where we will try an indigenous fermented drink. We will have a discussion about the indigenous tribes in Northern Colombia and the cultural significance of the Mochila to these communities.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: K.AN.KI.WAS, Cra. 3 #11-24, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia
Next we will visit the workshop of a traditional artisan from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region. She will teach us the traditional patterns and techniques for weaving a mochila and each of us will design our own miniature mochila. In addition we will each receive a large mochila made by to women of the tribe to take home.
Duration: 2 hours