01900nas a2200289   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002400043653001800067653002500085653002200110653003400132653002400166653002600190653002600216653002400242653001800266100003400284700002900318700002700347245012900374856009100503300001000594490000700604520098500611022001401596                                       d10aAncestral knowledge10aBeehive ovens10aCulturas del trabajo10aHornos de colmena10aIndustria artesanal de la cal10aintangible heritage10aLime cottage industry10apatrimonio inmaterial10aSaberes ancestrales10aWork cultures1 aRicardo Hincapié Aristizabal1 aRafael Contreras Rengifo1 aSilvio Delvasto Arjona00aLos oficios de los hornos de colmena en un municipio calero de Colombia: un patrimonio inmaterial en riesgo de desaparición  uhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-86212018000400021&lang=es  a21-310 v183 aThis paper addresses, in a very condensed form, the beehive oven trades in the town of Vijes, Valle del Cauca (Colombia). In order to show the evolution of these ovens, this study starts by examining the origin of the ovens, their original construction and evolution over time, as well as an overview of the traditional lime industry. Thereafter, the paper examines the crafts, work cultures, social practices and the industry’s decline as a result of the economic, social and environmental crisis faced by Vijes and its traditional lime industry, which involves all sectors of the local population and also the ethical crisis implicating the political class that controls the power in the municipality. Finally, the study proposes an alternative to overcome the crisis, which can be addressed through a comprehensive recovery project (economic, social, environmental and cultural), whose direct beneficiaries are the population of the municipality and its social organizations.  a1678-8621