The Wacara are a people of the Vaupés river system, defined — like their neighbours the Tukano, Cubeo, and Desano — by the principle of linguistic exogamy that structures social life across the Vaupés basin. This means that Wacara people must marry outside their language group, creating multilingual households and a web of exchange relationships that has connected the peoples of the Vaupés for generations.
For the Wacara, identity is not fixed to a single territory. It is carried in the language, in the knowledge held by the community, and in the relationships that connect Wacara people to other communities across the Vaupés river network. The river itself is as much home as any particular stretch of forest — a living highway of exchange, ceremony, and relationship that defines what it means to be Wacara.
Their artisan tradition reflects the visual knowledge of the Vaupés forest — encoded in woven objects, decorated forms, and the materials of daily and ceremonial life. At Dulce Amazónica, Roberto Rojas and Samuel López Pérez represent the Wacara people directly, bringing that tradition into the embassy space in Guatapé.
This community is one of many Indigenous peoples whose presence, knowledge, and artisan work are at the heart of what Dulce Amazónica does. Their ambassador brings that presence here directly — to Guatapé, Colombia.