Half day visit to the small town of Silvia, located in a temperate mountainous area near Popayan and consisting of picturesque houses surrounded by vast sugar cane plantations. The Indigenous Guambiano community with a population of 12,000 inhabitants lives in small mountain villages nearby. Every Tuesday, on market day, the village of Silvia is transformed into a colorful, bustling and picturesque place when the Guambiano indigenous people descend upon Silvia dressed in their traditional “anacos”, a blue knee-length skirt-like wraparound to sell, fruit, vegetables and handicrafts.
DURATION: Approximately 4 hours.
SCHEDULE: To be arranged departs in the morning and only on Tuesdays.