
The museum and cultural space commonly known as Museo del Trapiche is one of the most interesting places I encountered during my very brief visit through the Trujillan Andes.
El museo y espacio cultural conocido comúnmente como Museo del Trapiche es uno de los lugares más interesantes que conocí en mi brevísima visita por los Andes trujillanos.


It is a space that, beyond being a museum, offers a well-developed historical account of one of the classic activities of the Andean economy during the colonial and republican eras: the cultivation and processing of sugarcane, blending artisanal techniques with early industrial processes using machinery imported from Europe and the United States.
Es un espacio que, además de ser un museo, cuenta con un muy buen desarrollo histórico de una de las actividades clásicas de la economía andina durante la época colonial y republicana, el cultivo y el procesamiento de la caña de azúcar, combinando técnicas artesanales con procesos que ya comenzaban a industrializarse mediante maquinarias provenientes de Europa y Estados Unidos.


Visitors can also appreciate colonial construction techniques, primarily based on rammed earth and brickwork, whose structures are still preserved in this old sugar mill, an historic emblem of Boconó’s inhabitants.
También es posible apreciar la técnica constructiva colonial, dominada principalmente por la tapia y los ladrillos, cuyas estructuras aún se conservan en este viejo ingenio azucarero, emblema histórico de los pobladores de Boconó.


The museum also features several areas that serve as art galleries. During my visit, I came across a religious art exhibition, including works timely dedicated to San José Gregorio Hernández, a native of Trujillo and a central figure in Andean and Venezuelan popular religiosity.
El museo cuenta además con varios espacios que funcionan como galerías artísticas. En mi visita encontré una exposición de arte religioso, algunas obras dedicadas oportunamente a San José Gregorio Hernández, trujillano y figura central de la religiosidad popular andina y venezolana.


In its spacious gardens, I saw a small statue of a Momoy—a kind of spirit or goblin that, according to local farmers and residents, appears throughout the Venezuelan Andes, enriching the blend of mythic and religious beliefs that shape the region’s rich and dynamic culture.
En sus amplios jardines pude ver una estatuilla de un Momoy, especie de espíritu o duende que según los campesinos y locales, aparece algo largo de los Andes venezolanos, aderezando la amalgama de creencias mítico-religiosas que alberga la rica y dinámica cultura andina.


The Trapiche Museum of Los Clavos, named after the Trujillan Clavo family, stands among old water mills and local art as a legacy that evolved from a private family heritage into collective historical patrimony for the people of Boconó.
El Museo Trapiche de Los Clavo, quien debe su nombre a la familia trujillana Clavo, entre viejos molinos de agua y arte local deja un legado que pasó de ser familiar a ser patrimonio histórico colectivo del pueblo de Boconó.


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