Centro de innovación y transferencia de la cultura alfarera en Ráquira, Boyacá.

Abstract

Ráquira, Boyacá has been the place for the exercise of the pottery activity in Colombia. Before The Colony was a territory occupied by the Muisca Indians, who an empirical way gave shape to the clay to make domestic utensils as the traditional clay pot, ocarinas, múcuras, whistles, pailas, panguas, casseroles, chorotes, paw cups, toys, as well as ceremonial and pagan elements. When arrived of The Colony, the population with new knowledge and techniques along with the creativity of the young and traditional artisans, evolved their art until today when Ráquira is recognized national and international level for its ceramics with quality and tradition. This municipality of Boyacá department in Colombia, has 20 villages with total population of 13,377 rural habitants and approximately 3,500 people in its urban center (town); This territory has approximately 340 craft factories with 1,500 people who work the pottery and another 6,000 people who carry out some type of multimodal commercial activity.