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Colombia is renowned for its leather work, and Vicens proudly proclaims it creates "natural designs in leather."...







Esperanza Polanco forms clay by hand into wonderful candlesticks and lamps, chess sets and nativity crèches, my...







Walking down the street near Parque Bolívar, you may hear the strands of charango music coming from a shop. Wel...







Need a dose of US culture (or a reminder of why you might have left there)? Hop on a bus towards the burbs. Stra...







Artesanías Manos de Oro brings together the works of Cauca's best artisans under one roof. Browse through the t...







Need a good read while swinging in that hammock? Hoof it up to Literar-té to find just the right companion for ...







In a one-story, mall-like setting, are over two dozen stalls of local artesanos, or craftspeople of Valledupar a...







One of the members of the Asociación de Artesanos de Valledupar, the Ebratt family, has been creating for at le...







For those of us of a Mediterranean culture, Panadería Árabe is like walking into a neighborhood shop. It may c...







San Andres Island is a duty free zone, much like those foofy shops you see in airports, and anything you purchas...







Barniz de Pasto is an ancient technique practiced in this region since before the Europeans arrived on these sho...







For more than 32 years Ecotema has been clothing Pasto’s populace with beautiful, natural-color shawls, ruanas...







Since 1991, Albeiro Pérez has been crafting fine jewelry. Using sterling (.925) silver from Colombia, Italy, Th...







Through the open door of workshop on the road to the Parque Arqueológico, sunlight dapples the white-washed ado...







A large sign hanging above the door of this small taller displays naively drawn saddlebag, machete sheath and b...







A small, non-descript building of white-painted brick stands alone on an "island" lot at the bend of Playa El Mo...







It had begun as a holiday crafts fair, but now is a permanent affair. In the large front sala of San Gil’s Cas...







Showing off a Santandereano pride, Arte y Naturaleza crochets fashion accessories and other items from natural-c...







De Santander Tienda has gathered the best in Santander's artistry and showcases it all in this small corner shop...







Craftman Rafael Piñeros Bonilla creates simple to sublime jewelry. Whether your tastes run from seeds, shells a...







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