FINEST QUALITY NEW WAYUU MOCHILA MINI SIZE BAG, TIGHT STITCH CROCHET, WASHABLE COLORFAST COTTON, HANDMADE BY THE WAYUU SEMI-NOMADIC CULTURE IN VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA THESE MOCHILAS TAKE APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS TO MAKE 100% BY HAND WITH ONE NEEDLE. MOST OF OUR COMPETITORS SELL MOCHILAS THAT ARE LOOSE STITCH CROCHET, TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS TO MAKE AND OF LESSER QUALITY MATERIALS. THE DIFFERENCE IN BEAUTY AND DURABILITY BETWEEN OURS AND THE REST IS IMMENSE. CLOSES WITH DRAWSTRING.

APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS:

HEIGHT : 5.5 inches        DIAMETER: 4.5 inches        STRAP LENGTH:     3 feet 5.5 inches  ( strap lenght from one side of the mochila to the other side of the mochila. Strap may be knotted to adjust the length. )


THE ORIGINAL CROSS BODY MOCHILA WAYUU IS REPOSITORY OF CULTURAL AND CREATIVITY ROOTED IN THE WAYUU HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE. THIS CULTURAL HERITAGE IS THE KEY ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTIVE RESOURCE THAT WAYUU WOMEN HAVE TO SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. EMPOWERING THESE WOMEN WITH DIRECT TRADE, EACH PURCHASE OF MOCHILA WAYUU CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE ANCESTRAL TRADITIONS AND INCOME GENERATION FOR THIS SEMI-NOMADIC MATRIARCHAL SOCIETY. YOUR PURCHASE CONTRIBUTES INDIRECTLY TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION OF THE GUAJIRA PENINSULA.