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This tour is focused on a fundamental aspect of our culture: on what we do for a living, on what we know because we have been carrying out these activities for generations.
Learn about the daily wool related activities that have been transmitted from generation to generation. The wool tour combines traditional rural chores from sheep breeding and shearing them to craftswomen's skill of loom weaving, dying and knitting. You will have the chance to participate in a workshop with de women of the Cooperativa Gente de Sumuncura to learn some of these techniques.
Another interesting aspect of this tour is the productive activity based on two endangered species:Choique (patagonian ostrich) and Guanaco. Discover the fascinating world of two key participants in the history of the first settlers in the region.
Flagstone mining is also an activity that gives the area its identity . You will have the chance to visit flagstone quarries where different models are produced and exported for architectural and landscaping purposes.
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- Introduction to the production of wool, Guanaco wool and flagstone.
- Visit to the sheep and guanaco shearing facilities and the specially designed facilities.
- Local fauna watching and photo safari.
- Workshop with the women of the Cooperativa Gente de Sumuncura: loom weaving, dying (using natural elements) and knitting.
- Visit to the flagstone quarries and “stone cutting” facilities.
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| DESCRIPTION |
Stay: 3 days - 2 nights
Season: September - April
Grupo: 4 people*
Accommodation in estate's main house, included.
Meals (four per day), included.
Transport from Los Menucos to the estates and back, included.
Local guide, included.
*The maximum number of people is due to space restrictions in accommodation and/or transportation. For larger groups, please contact us for availability.
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Contact:
Phone:++549-2944(15)613100
mail: info@mesetainfinita.com.ar
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