Chinese Knockoff Sombrero Drags Colombian Tribe Into Trade Fight Gift this article. How easy or hard was it to use ... Chinese-made imitations of the black-and-white sombrero vueltiao, ...

Everyone in Colombia knows the black-and-white sombrero vueltiao. Made in the Caribbean village of Tuchín, the iconic hat has been designated a national symbol. Artisans spend up to 15 days ...

This Sunday, July 20th, the Pico-Rivera Sports Arena will thunder with the sounds of the cumbia. The aguardiente (Colombia's national spirit) will flow, men will don the sombrero vueltiao ...

THERE are few things quite so Colombian as the sombrero vueltiao.The black and white hats, woven from dried cane leaves, and whose name can be loosely translated as “turned hat”, are worn ...

Vallenato is one of the most popular and representative music genres in Colombia.Although it started in the coast, it is difficult to find a Colombian that does not feel identified with an accordion-a ...

Prime Minister John Key accepted his fate and wore a sombrero vueltiao, given to him by a Colombian rugby representative. Photo / Supplied The only real surprise was that it took so long. After a ...