UNIHUE

A small locality situated in the Maule community at 15 km. south of Talca. The Artisans of the area work with clay to make articles that are sold in the Artisan center of the place.

CUREPTO

A painteresque locality situated at 75 km. west of Talca. It is distinguished for its roads and its colonial architecture.

The Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario is located in the Plaza. It has a typical Chilean construction with double adobes. It was built in 1835. Th whole sector was declared a "Typical Zone" in 1990.

The artisan articles are distinguished for being made of raw wool which is used in manufacturing mantas, bed sheets, carpets and socks..

RARI

A small village located at 19 km. north-east of Linares, neighboring Panimávida Spas. This place is famous for making artisan articles in miniature from animal hair or plants fibers with sharp colors which with the individual skills of each craftsman takes a variety of forms, a technique passed on through many generation.

The houses have a typical rural style with gardens and orchards in which you can acquire brujas, damas antiguas, Page markers, flowers, rosaries, earrings, mariposas, etc.

CHANCO

Quiet and painteresque coastal village situated at 45 km. north-east of Cauquenes. The construction of its houses are made of adobes, the roofs of tiles and have long corridors. The village is surrounded by woods, valleys and sea where you can get access to two beaches the Loanco and El Monolito.

The most important attractions are: Plaza de Armas, the Guadalupe del Carmen Muesum, the Parochial Temple of San Ambrosio, constructed with gothic type adobes dating to the beginning of the 20^th century and where a festival is held in the honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria on the 2^nd of each February when hundreds of followers congregate from various places.

The people are nice and gentle and their activities are mainly working in farms. So, during the summer, when the wheat is harvested, you can watch and enjoy a tradition called la Trilla a Yegua, which conserves its old traditions and customs of the Chilean countryside.

The Federico Albert Forestall Reservation is located only half a kilometer of the village. It has superficies of 145 hectares of woods.

PILEN

A locality situated at 40 km. of Cauquenes. In this village, the people produce artisan pottery either for decoration or daily use. It comes in different simple forms, totally handmade with noisy tools.

The creativity of the craftsmen has expanded it applications to many varieties of objects which are always based on the local traditions. You can either buy it from each craftsman or simply go the market of Cauquenes.

THE TEXTILE OF GOAT HAIR IN THE MAULE REGION

In localities such as Pencahue, Curepto, Quinamávida and Lipimávida, the artisan workers produce textile form goat hair, woven over huso or rueca and manipulated in a rustic machine either horizontally or vertically. It has the privilege to be the representative of the ancestral techniques of the central zone of the valley and which were transmitted form generation to the other. The use of plant colors is another traditional element.

THE LEATHER WORKS IN MAULE REGION

The main production centers are in Talca, Parral and Linares. In the latter there is a locality called Vara Gruesa which is distinguished for the production of stirrups for horse mounting, which are made of oak, walnut, pear or orange tress wood.

The rural man of the Maule region possesses characteristics that clearly identifies him as a countryman. His horse, a vital complement for his existence, has been used in multiple tasks for many centuries which led the artisans of the regions to manufacture tools for such tasks. This artistic manifestation resulted in articles made of cow leather, used for laces and saddles for the horse, cinch, belts that support the saddles and reins: a couple of belts used to control the horse direction.