Ráquira a terra dos barros
Ráquira fica aproximadamente a meia hora ao Sul da Villa de Leyva.
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É um lugar muito colorido e animado.
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Cheio de vida e de arte.
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É muito difícil sair de lá sem comprar alguma coisa!
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Ráquira é também o berço do Mestre Jorge Velosa.
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Autor de canções bem conhecidas como “La cucharita” e impulsor da música carranguera.
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Música folclórica colombiana.
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Ráquira foi fundada em 1604 pelos Agostinianos recoletos.
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Havia uma tradição indígena que ainda hoje sobrevive e dá identidade ao povo: a cerâmica.
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A lama é um dos seus elementos essenciais.
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Algumas casas deste belo município foram construídas a partir deste material e nas suas ruas mais comerciais existem jarros, figuras religiosas, panelas.
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Ráquira tem uma forte tradição religiosa.
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Uma Igreja muito bonita.
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Durante o mês de Outubro realiza-se em Ráquira o Festival dos Cargueros.
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Homens e mulheres carregam a cerâmica tradicional às costas, uma espécie de homenagem ao trabalho diário que por várias gerações ocupou os habitantes da região.
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É possível comprar artesanato, mas também é possível aprender a fabricá-lo.
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E trabalhar com uma roda de oleiro é bem mais difícil do que parece, fala alguém que nunca experimentou!
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Adoro estas cores da Colômbia, por todo o lado existe uma exibição de cores vivas que me enchem o coração de uma alegria e emoção inexplicáveis.
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A maneira de Ser das pessoas também é calorosa, afável, de sorriso fácil e doce.
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Um povo lutador e até sofrido, mas a sua beleza transparece, a sua exuberância está em cada esquina, sem receios de se mostrar.
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Fomos almoçar a um lugar típico com influência portuguesa vejam só!!
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Piqueteadero Robertico fica em Sutamarchán.
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A capital da linguiça da Colômbia, 14 km a Oeste de Villa de Leyva, na estrada para Ráquira.
Na cidade, é grelhado por toda parte é apenas seguir o seu nariz, e claro, se estiver de estômago vazio mais fácil será de encontrar o lugar certo.
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