Destination
Wayúu
Learn about the ancestral organization of the Wayúu ethnic group Wayúu, their clans, symbols and authorities.
La Guajira is the ancestral territory of the Wayúu people.
With a living language, its own organization and unique worldview, this indigenous community has managed to preserve its values in the middle of the desert.
History and clan system
Clans and matrilineal inheritance
Fabrics and backpacks
Weaving ancestral memory
Ethnotourism
Wayúu life and knowledge
The Yonna and ceremonies
Wayúu dance and ritual
The Wayúu people are organized in matrilineal clans that define identity, heritage and belonging.
This social structure is key to understanding their culture and ways of life.
Weaving is a living expression of Wayúu memory.
Each piece reflects the ancestral knowledge transmitted from generation to generation.
To visit a ranchería is to enter the heart of the Wayúu culture.
Ethnotourism allows them to share their daily life, values and ways of inhabiting the desert.
The Yonna is the traditional Wayúu dance, symbol of balance between opposing forces.
It is danced in celebrations and rituals, along with other ceremonies such as the female confinement, the second burial and the advice of the palabrero (Pütchipü’üi).
Learning some words from
wayuunaiki is a way of
approaching this culture.
Greetings, family, nature, objects and emotions have their own language.