About the Author

Liliana Villegas is not only creative and dynamic but also a fanatic of good eating. She has a deep knowledge of the Old Caldas Colombian region, and she lives, works and cooks, especially fruit recipes, in Manizales, capital city of the department. This versatile woman has explored several branches of art. She started at the textile workshop of Los Andes University, moved on to fashion, carpet, doll and interior design and finally specialized in Fine Arts at the Parsons School of Design of New York and Paris. This is her third book after "IWOUYA, La Guajira a traves del Tejido" (IWOUYA, Guajira Through Weaving, 1982) and "ARTEFACTOS, Objetos de la Vida Cotidiana del Viejo Caldas" (ARTEFACTOS, Every Day Crafts from Old Caldas, 1988).