ncestral Drinks and Traditional Practices Through Sugarcane in Villeta (Cundinamarca)

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the set of practices, knowledge and knowledge associated with the use of sugar cane in the preparation of ancestral drinks and how can be achieved through its recreation, the safeguarding, protection, and dissemination of the tradition in the municipality from Villeta Cundinamarca. The methodology structured based on the qualitative approach and uses ethnography as a research method; The information collection techniques used were the photographic analysis matrix and the semi structured interview and the analyzed the data using the qualitative analysis software Atlas.ti. The findings indicate that the cultural practices associated with traditional beverages production generate relevant social benefits to the region manifested in cultural identity and the possibility of monetization from its tourist uses. It concludes that the knowledge associated with the preparation of ancestral drinks could transformed into a living heritage that guarantees continuity from the recreation and the vindication that its bearers achieve from the rescue and safeguarding of their memory.