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The Man of the Salt
The Man of the Salt

THE MAN OF THE SALT

El hombre de la sal

Directed by Gabriela Samper
Colombia, 1969
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

This Colombian documentary chronicles the methods of work in relation to pre-Columbian man and the current farmer. From the character of Don Marcos Olaya —one of the last peasant-craftsmen who elaborated the salt as did the ancient Chibcha people.

Synopsis

This Colombian documentary chronicles the methods of work in relation to pre-Columbian man and the current farmer. From the character of Don Marcos Olaya —one of the last peasant-craftsmen who elaborated the salt as did the ancient Chibcha people.