Porongo – Mates Burilados

November 10, 2008

The porongo, calabaza de peregrino or, in English, the Calabash fruit is traditionally used in South America as a container for mate, tea made from various herbs. In recent years, Peru’s artisans have been using them to create beautiful works of art to sell to foreign visitors.

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I met this skilled artisan (below) in Pachacamac and he showed me how he carves the shapes onto the dried fruit…

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Comments (2)

  1. » Huaca Huantille …en Perú – Travel Culture History News wrote:

    [...] but are both during the Ichma period, post-Wari and pre-Inca. With the remains were found ceramics, mates burilados, and copper, silver and gold pieces. Archaeologists discover pre-Inca cemetery at the Huaca [...]

  2. 800 year old tomb of shaman discovered | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News wrote:

    [...] keep digging. They eventually discovered the curandero along with a fan-shaped shell for smoking, mates burilados, textiles, a ceramic jug and a wooden [...]

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