Pasto varnish is a very ancient and characteristic native craftsmanship of the city of San Juan de Pasto in southern Colombia, used to decorate objects usually wood resin obtained from a wild shrub called Mop-Mop existing in the Andean forests and in the jungles of Putumayo.
Some historians attribute Inca origin but in any case the technique existed at the arrival of the Spaniards to the territory of the present department of Nariño and more specifically in the territory of the Pastos indigenous.
Generally Pasto varnish is used to decorate utensils and carved wooden objects utilitarian or decorative, such as trays, plates, bowls, boxes, candy boxes and amphorae. Less frequently it has also been used to decorate furniture and decorated cabinets and chests. In recent years the teacher Eduardo Lora Muñoz also applies the technique tempered canvas on frame to produce original paintings in characteristic style.
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