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Taking care of artisanal leather products is key because they are unique pieces: no belt or bag is like any other. The artisans at Vakiano work with the best Argentine leather, they  treat with a vegetable tanning process that minimizes...

It’s more than a piece of clothing: it reflects a way of being and standing in the face of nature, and with the history of the hands that weave them. The poncho is ancestral and current clothing at the same...

The best advice to clean a saddle You need:  Sponge  Glycerin soap  Bitumen  Water  Rag  Bucket  Brush Steps to be followed to clean the saddle: Remove the girth, the saddle cloth, the stirrups and the straps. Clean the saddle with...

The gaucho was a virtually nomadic character who covered the broad pampa working with the cattle. He may have settled for some periods of time in his rancho (a small, rustic abode in the open country) but he would finally...

A brief idea of what asado is for an Argentine.

Esteban Algorta, graduated from the Torcuato Di Tella University, is one of the partners of Vakiano, an e-commerce platform that offers local artisanal products to international buyers interested in Argentina’s culture, and what our artisans have to offer.