Country Colombia Department Antioquia Department Elevation 2,150 m Population 46,062 (2002) | Region Andean Region Subregion Eastern Area 448 km² Local time Tuesday 5:48 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
El carmen de viboral la historia visi n antioquia
Carmen de Viboral is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Carmen de Viboral is a small village that specializes in ceramics. Many shops allow visitors to see how ceramics and other handicrafts are made. It is located 54 km (34 mi) away from Medellín, the capital city of the Antioquia department.
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- El carmen de viboral la historia visi n antioquia
- Map of El Carmen de Viboral Carmen de Viboral Antioquia Colombia
- El carmen de viboral antioquia
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Map of El Carmen de Viboral, Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia
Carmen de Viboral is well known for its handcraft ceramics. Which date back to the XIX century (1870-1880) when Eliseo Pareja arrived and found the richness of the region in terms of feldspar and quartz, which are fundamental minerals in the fabrication of ceramics. The ceramics of Carmen de Viboral combined the indigenous and Spaniard tradition plus the American aspirations. They are unique to the region and the world. No two ceramic pieces are the same, as everything is uniquely hand painted.