Pomaire it’s called, a place of around 10,000 nestled in low lying hills between the Andes and the coastal region of Chile. Its claim to fame is a style of pottery marked by its dark tones and earthy appearance. While there are some artists who choose to paint their work, most has a very raw feel to it. It is for all practical purposes raw mud.
The town itself has a very held together by spit and sawdust feel to it. There are no posts that are straight in this town, there are no signs that clean, and the houses all look a bit old, with lots of dust surrounding them, giving the place a very simple but intriguing feel to it.
Of course on the long weekend surrounding Chile’s independence day of September 18, everything is a bit different……
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