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Somos Origen is a collection that was born to rescue our roots, connects with nature and its elements to transmit in each of the designs, the wisdom of the ancestors. It tells stories of our ancestors and allows them to accompany us, protect us and transmit to us the powerful messages and values ​​that they seek to emphasize.

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MAREIWA

The Guajiro Indians believe in a superior being they call Mareiwa, father of all, the one who provides the good and who with his teachings helps them face the world around them. Yoruja is the spirit of death. It represents the destructive forces and at the same time powerful. Mareiwa gave life to an Indian woman whom she called Borunka, the mother of all the Guajiro Indians. Then, the God brought them all together and in a place called Arichi, near Siapama, he gave rise to the different Guajira castes that exist today. After the ceremony, each of them received a totem; an animal that would symbolize his protective spirit: dog, bee, lion, horse, partridge, snake.

GODDESS IGUA

In the origin, the father distributed his lands among his daughters so that each one exercised their domains there. However, she forgot about the one who would reign over La Guajira, for her there was no land or house to exercise her domain. Realizing his mistake, the father made La Guajira sprout from the bottom of the sea and sent his daughter to dominate this land. The Goddess Guajira married Mensch, Time, and with him she had several daughters. One of them married the God of the Sea, Pará, with whom she had two children, a man whom she called Juyap, which is Winter, and a woman whom she called Igua, Spring. Igua married the God of the Winds, Jiperech, and from there the Wayú people were born.

REGIAL VICTORY

According to the Amazonian legend, Ñaue was a very beautiful Indian who lived on the banks of the Amazon. The chief of the tribe wanted her, but she did not want him and for this reason she was imprisoned in a cave guarded by a jaguar. One night of the full moon, the cat fell asleep because it had drunk a lot of chicha. Ñaue took the opportunity to leave the cave, when she found herself outside and raised her eyes to the sky, she saw that the Moon God was looking at her from above and her astonishment was so great that she fell deeply in love. Another night, Ñaue left the cave to wait for her lover. When he appeared, India jumped into the river to meet him. The Tupi God, who was also in love with her, went mad with jealousy and turned her into the beautiful Victoria Regia flower with its giant round leaf the color of lost love. This is how the lovers were united, who go out to meet each other on full moon nights in the Amazon.

FIRE

In the beginning, Himo the iguana was the only one who knew the secret of fire. One day the Karayabi warrior went fishing and met Himo, who was roasting a fish. The iguana shared food with him and the warrior was amazed at its taste. However, upon finishing, Himo put out the fire and quickly left. Karayabi returned to the village, told what happened and said that they should capture Himo to show them the secret. Finding the cave, Karayabi, who could transform into whatever he wanted, turned into an iguana to get through the narrow entrance, and saw that along the way there were thousands of sticks attached. Seeing his equal, Himo invited him to dinner and once they finished, Karayabi asked him to give him some sticks to take to his cave. Empty of suspicion, Himo gave him several branches, which were then distributed among the tribe. Since that day, men have had fire and the iguana Himo continues to believe that she is the only one who can eat roasted fish.

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WALE KERU

According to the story, the spider Wale'Kerü was the one who taught the Guajira woman to weave. He went down at night and every dawn this weaver spider had made hammocks and backpacks of all colors, he had his secret well kept. One night, Wale'Kerü received a visit from a girl who wanted to learn how to weave. The spider instructed her for several moons, but saw that it was not easy for her to define the shapes and patterns of her webs. So, she began to make a little path with each drawing and that is how the girl learned. Wale'Kerü fell in love with a Wayú man and one day he disappeared with him. The girl then was left with the valuable secret of weaving in her hands and that is how this legacy was passed on to the women of her town who learned to weave like the Wale'Kerü spider and it is a tradition that today is passed from woman to woman .