{"id":31379,"date":"2017-02-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/san-gil-off-the-beaten-track-visit-a-weaving-mill-in-curiti\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:42:45","slug":"san-gil-off-the-beaten-track-visit-a-weaving-mill-in-curiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/san-gil-off-the-beaten-track-visit-a-weaving-mill-in-curiti\/","title":{"rendered":"San Gil off the beaten track: visit a weaving mill in Curit\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Gil, Colombia, is known as the place for extreme sports<\/em>. Travelers come here for paragliding in canyon Chicamocha or rafting down one of the rivers. However, there is much more to do in the area of San Gil. You will find several cute villages that are mostly skipped by foreign travelers. Off the beaten path, visit a weaving mill in the village of Curit\u00ed and learn all about the beautiful hand-woven creations made there!<\/p>\n

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Curit\u00ed: the fique village<\/h2>\n
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The village of Curit\u00ed, like San Gil, is located in the department of Santander and has less than 4,000 inhabitants. The little square with the beautiful old church marks the center of the village.<\/p>\n

There are several caves around Curit\u00ed that you can visit. However, Curit\u00ed is best known for its beautiful woven products made from fique<\/em>. Remember the article about making paper in Barichara?<\/strong><\/a> That same fique<\/em> is used in Curit\u00ed to make mats, bags and much more.<\/p>\n

In the small village of Curit\u00ed you will find a fique weaving mill<\/em>, where they make beautiful hand-woven creations from this fiber. You can visit this weaving factory and learn all about this Colombian craft.<\/p>\n\n\t\t