Artesanías de Colombia, S.A. (Colombian Art Crafts) is a corporation, ascribed to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

 that promotes and contributes to the progress and development of traditional and modern Colombian handicrafts

Colombian handicrafts

Colombian handicraft history can be traced back to the stone age to the lithic instruments in El Abra stadial. Some of the first pottery samples known in Colombia were found in the Neolithic 3 — Pottery Neolithic Zipacón settlements. The earliest examples of goldwork have been attributed to the...

 and their craftsmanship to improve the commercialization of such products internally and abroad as a brand of Colombian identity and culture

Culture of Colombia

Many aspects of Colombian culture can be traced back to the early culture of Spain of the 16th century and its collision with Colombia's native civilizations . The Spanish brought Catholicism, African slaves, the feudal encomienda system, and a caste system that favored European-born whites...

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See also

• Colombian handicrafts
  Colombian handicrafts
  Colombian handicraft history can be traced back to the stone age to the lithic instruments in El Abra stadial. Some of the first pottery samples known in Colombia were found in the Neolithic 3 — Pottery Neolithic Zipacón settlements. The earliest examples of goldwork have been attributed to the...
  
  
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