Colombia

A biodiverse country joining Caribbean, Pacific, Andean and Amazonian regions with strong Afro-descendant and Indigenous traditions.

Music & dance Crafts Spirituality & rites Textile & dress

Knowledge in this place

Cumbia

A coastal music and dance blending Indigenous flutes, African drums and Spanish song.

Sombrero Vueltiao

Sombrero Vueltiao

A braided hat from the Zenú people made of caña flecha fibre, a national emblem of Colombia.

Blacks and Whites Carnival

Blacks and Whites Carnival

A festival in Pasto with giant floats and face-painting rituals, inscribed by UNESCO.

Spirituality & rites

Wayuu Mochila

Wayuu Mochila

A crocheted shoulder bag woven by Wayuu women of La Guajira with dense geometric kanas patterns.

Textile & dress

Vallenato

A traditional music of the Magdalena region built on accordion, caja drum and guacharaca, inscribed by UNESCO.

Pasto Varnish Mopa-Mopa

Pasto Varnish Mopa-Mopa

A decorative technique using resin from the mopa-mopa plant, stretched into thin coloured sheets applied to wood, inscribed by UNESCO.