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In Piura there are two very important handcrafted centers for the quality of their works and tradition that these villages cultivate from generation to generation:
Catacaos, is considered to be the handcrafted capital of Piura and Chulucanas is well known by the exquisite works of ceramics of mud that have given the round-the-world trip conquering foreign markets.
 Catacaos
Is a picturesque east town. It is to 12 km from Piura's city, Its root is principally in the culture Tallán and it is characterized by the production of cotton, of great quality for its texture and long fibers. It is extremely quoted in the country and abroad as well.
Slightly very typical of Catacaos is the innate skill of its craftsmen who do marvels of gold and silver, as well as also of straw, wood, leather, mud and articles or garments, coveted by the hundreds of national and foreign tourists who come to these sunny lands.
Panama is one of the countries that know the kindness of the production of hats of straw, from to the craftsmen of this traditional village.
With something more than about 170 years Catacaos presents all the tourists its historical and beautiful "Comercio" street, principal artery whose antiquity is of two centuries. It has received thousands of merchants who have commercialized principally their products of straw and rush.
 The Enchanted "Chulucanas"
Chulucanas's city, Morropón's province, is well known by its ceramics that attract numerous visitors for the sharp works that its craftsmen do. The luminosity of the landscape and the pleasant climate are other attractions equally mighty in this place.
The wonderful works of ceramics of this locality have given the round-the-world trip and have conquered domestic and foreign markets. The roots of this art belong to the Vicús culture. They left an important legacy of ceramics and gold work in the hill that takes its name.
To 5 km from Chulucanas is "La Encantada"(Enchanted) a famous village for its ceramists, the topics reflected in the works of these artists are normally authors of novels of the traditions, customs and way of living of the zone.
Nevertheless, in the last years, some of these ceramists have chosen for a few modern designs that do not become detached from their roots to give step to the modernity in the designs and details. Among the most famousartists are: Gerásimo Sosa and Max Inga.
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