Handicraft tour to Gualaceo and Chordeleg

You'll begin your tour with a visit to San Bartolomé, a small town next to the Andes mountain range with an impressive view of the Santa Barbara river valley. This town is also famous for its cunning craftsmen in the manufacture of guitars. You'll visit a traditional store to see the process of making this musical instrument.

Then, you'll head to Chordeleg, a city known throughout the country for its gold and silver pottery, and especially for its fine filigree work made of gold and silver threads. Here, the artisans will show you the way they make the jewelry. Then you'll take a walk through its Central Square, where you'll visit countless handicraft shops.

Later, you'll go to Gualaceo and visit 2 important markets that are known for their variety of products and colorful landscapes. Finally, you'll visit a textile workshop, where you'll see the waist loom and the horizontal loom and how a variety of products are taken, you'll also learn about the Hispanic technique of 'ikat' to make shawls and ponchos.