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Traditional food and drinks Spanish cuisine brought to Colombian soil the influences of its various nationalities and those of the Arab world. He contributed a diet based on the consumption of rice, beans, stews, meats, milk and its derivatives, eggs, bread and Galician broth. By merging with other cultures, he added pork and beef to the aboriginal root ajiaco, and then viands of African origin. From Spain, the art of making wines was learned, many times by hand in homes, from the nectar of tropical fruits and rice. African culinary traditions are present in Colombian cuisine through the preparation of… Read More

Popular Crafts Within the Colombian craft industry there were people who carried out related trades such as master bricklayer, painters, decorators, platers, carpenters and agricultural workers, sometimes cultivating one or more demonstrations, to which they dedicated their talent to earn a daily living. Historically the most used materials in his creative work have been wood, leather, metal, glass, plastic, yarey and vegetable fibers. In the past, Dolores Muñiz Espinosa, the first Colombian artisan in terms of the quality of this event that she cultivated for decades, stood out. Specialist in weaving and embroidery, he made various pieces such as bedspreads,… Read More