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17 Pieces total, one is signed “Juan Cala” with “Tacho 102” to solidify the collection. Another is signed by the Tacho studios master artisan Juan L. Gomez along with quite a few other signatures; presumably assistants, family, etc. Please see all
pictures and refer to the list attached.
* 01. Bogotá — Santuario de Monserrate (#09) | World-famous mountain shrine; rare single-digit catalog number.
* 02. Mompox — Iglesia de Santa Bárbara (#21) | UNESCO World Heritage riverside church; iconic orange Moorish bell tower.
* 03. Boyacá — Villa de Leyva Plaza Complex | Physically largest piece; highly detailed windows and clay tile roofs.
* 04. Cundinamarca — Tocancipá (#37) | Premium catalog numbered piece from the official series.
* 05. Magdalena — Catedral de Santa Marta | First cathedral built in continental South America; historic Bolívar site.
* 06. Caldas — Chipre, Manizales (Rosario Tower) | High vertical tiering; neo-Gothic replica of a lost historical cathedral.
Major City Cathedrals & Historic Shrines
* 07. Cundinamarca — Tacho (Santa Bárbara #103) |Master Signed Anchor.Validates and authenticates the entire lot.
* 08. Santander — Bucaramanga (Capilla de los Dolores) |The oldest historical building and founding temple of the city.
* 09. Valle del Cauca — Cali (Iglesia de la Merced) | Oldest temple in Cali; features distinct white obelisk tower shape.
* 10. Norte de Santander — Ocaña (Catedral de Santa Ana) | Famous 1828 constitutional assembly site of the founding fathers.
* 11. Bogotá — Iglesia de Veracruz | 16th-century National Pantheon housing independence heroes.
National Heritage Towns & Heritage Villages
* 12. Santander — Girón (Capilla de las Nieves) | Iconic white-walled chapel from an official National Heritage Town.
* 13. Boyacá — Tenza | Represents the municipality voted "The Most Beautiful Village of Boyacá."
* 14. Boyacá — Puntalarga Vineyards | Unique regional piece representing Colombia’s high-altitude wine valley.
* 15. Boyacá — Sutamarchán | Core Boyacá department colonial town favorite.
* 16. Boyacá — Nobsa | Represents the famous central Colombian artisanal and textile weaving hub.
* 17. Santander — Vetas (San Juan Nepomuceno) | High-altitude historic mountain mining chapel.
The Maker
Artisan / Studio: Tacho Studio (Master artisan "Tacho" and apprentices).
Based in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Traditional family pottery collective. The master artisan sculpted the molds and signed the anchor/numbered inventory blocks, while workshop members hand-painted the facades and lettered the city tags down the sides.
Production Period: Late 1980s to the late 1990s. Made during Colombia’s mid-to-late-century architectural folk art movement. Studios traveled the country documenting historic Pueblos Patrimonio (Heritage Towns) and cathedrals to create official numbered catalog sets for upscale souvenir boutiques and domestic art collectors.
