Gualaceo, Chordeleg and San Bartolomé from Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
Gualaceo - Chordeleg and San Bartolomé artisan villages will be our destination on during this tour. We'll head to these small towns of the province of Azuay to learn about the craft variety here given and we can also admire the famous Cuencanas Cholas; women symbols of the province, know for their jewelry, preparation of guitars and nightsticks, and if the group decides, we will also visit the most important Orquideario of South America; Ecuagenera, place where we will have a full explanation about the cultivation of one of the world's most beautiful flowers, the orchids.
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Gualaceo - Chordeleg and San Bartolomé artisan villages will be our destination on during this tour. We'll head to these small towns of the province of Azuay to learn about the craft variety here given and we can also admire the famous Cuencanas Cholas; women symbols of the province, know for their jewelry, preparation of guitars and nightsticks, and if the group decides, we will also visit the most important Orquideario of South America; Ecuagenera, place where we will have a full explanation about the cultivation of one of the world's most beautiful flowers, the orchids.To learn about the artisan activity of the southern Ecuadorian Andes, undoubtedly one of the best places to visit is Gualaceo, site well known for the production of the famous "makanas" or shawls made with the technical weaving known as "IKAT", which consists of different techniques that give threads unique designs to these items.
We will also learn about Ecuadorian jewelry where it is necessary to visit Chordeleg, canton where you can visit large amount of jewelers and also admire as they elaborate the most prized jewels for their most demanding clients.
Finally if we talk about talented artisans of San Bartolomé has nothing to envy those mentioned above. These artisans elaborate excellent quality string instruments such as guitars, giving you the opportunity to bring home a beautiful souvenir of your visit to Ecuador.
We will also learn about Ecuadorian jewelry where it is necessary to visit Chordeleg, canton where you can visit large amount of jewelers and also admire as they elaborate the most prized jewels for their most demanding clients.
Finally if we talk about talented artisans of San Bartolomé has nothing to envy those mentioned above. These artisans elaborate excellent quality string instruments such as guitars, giving you the opportunity to bring home a beautiful souvenir of your visit to Ecuador.
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