Saddlery
Wiwilí is a word of Miskito origin and means “Zompopo of water”. The first town was founded in 1920; constituted by the married couple Eduardo Palma and Bárbara de Palma, and Mr. Clemente Calderón; who settled on the banks of the Coco River; later it was populated with immigrants from other territories of the country who came in search of work in the logging and rubber companies and the gold and silver mines.
The town of Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia was established as a municipality in 1970, becoming the youngest municipality in the region.
One of the important cultural characteristics of this municipality is that it is multilingual and multi-ethnic. In the northern part of the municipality are the communities of Miskito and Mayangnas origin; in the central and southern part it is inhabited by people of mestizo origin.
A relevant fact of this municipality, for which it is known worldwide, is that in 1933 the National Hero, General Augusto C. Sandino, founded the first agricultural cooperative called "Cooperativa Río Coco"; formed by demobilized peasants from its small Army for the Defense of the National Sovereignty of Nicaragua, EDSN, but great in its ideals, courage and revolutionary convictions.
In 1960, they arrived in Wiwilí from Nueva Segovia early merchants: Nemesio Vallecillo, Pancho Merlo, Concepción Castro, Domingo Pinell, Adolfo Pinell, and Arnulfo Noguera, among others, who brought the products on the back of a mule from the city of Jinotega, since at that time there were no roads.
La The first teacher in the municipality was Mrs. Teresa de Noguera, Later, another teacher arrived who left many memories, Sara Castro, who taught Wiwileña generations.
In the 60s, roads were built through Jinotega and Nueva Segovia, so Wiwilí gradually acquired better economic and social development.
Artistic expressions and manifestations
In dance there are groups of Delia Rosa Casco Rojas Institute and the Nicarao School, which are organized for the events of their centers and the municipality; excelling in the dances of mazurkas, polkas and zapateados norteños.
Craft trades
Among the traditional trades are potters, cabinetmakers, blacksmiths, saddlers, farmers, ranchers, foresters, fishermen, miners and güiriseros.
Local figures who have contributed to the history and culture of the town
Mrs. Lencha
Doña Lencha (Florencia Olivas Garcia), A heroine of the Segovian Wiwilians, she was the first woman who worked crossing people by boat from Wiwilí Nueva Segovia to Wiwilí Jinotega, that is why she was very well known and loved in the municipality. There is no one who does not know the story of this woman.
Among the personalities that crossed in her boat, the president of Nicaragua, Commander Daniel Ortega and Jaime Wheelock, stand out in the 80s. In addition, she was one of the founders of the municipality and the boatmen of the Coco River.
Other sites of historical and cultural interest
The historic site where the first Rio Coco cooperative was created, founded by General Augusto C. Sandino in 1933.
Crafts
At Traditional Craft Pottery Workshop They make products made of clay such as jars, pots, griddles, and jars, among other household utensils. This workshop is located in the La Polvosa community.
There are also artisans who work with the leaf and fruit of the coconut, making artisan products such as baskets made of coconut leaves and bamboo. They also make sculptures made from coconut.
Boot production
In wood craft workshops They make varied products such as sculptures and everything related to the elaboration of furniture for the home, tables, beds, chairs, and wardrobes. The best known is the Taller Gutiérrez.
there are four saddlery workshops, who work leather and make products for the countryside and the city, include boots, shoes, packsaddles, saddles, straps, muzzle, bozalejo, halter, binder and all kinds of tools used in the field.
The best known are Don Jaime's Workshop, in the Marta Quezada neighborhood; the Isabel Herrera workshop and the Hipa Workshop. All are located in the urban area of the city.
At Polanco Horseshoes Workshop They work everything related to blacksmithing, they make products typical of field activities such as horse shoes, pickaxes, hoe, coba, fences, and gates. They also repair and sharpen these types of tools. It is located next to the Delia Rosa Casco Rojas Institute.
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