Seeds of Change in Bolivia
What a fortuitous day greeted us during the ATA tour to Bolivia in August. Upon our arrival to the CIDAC-Artecampo
What a fortuitous day greeted us during the ATA tour to Bolivia in August. Upon our arrival to the CIDAC-Artecampo
This October marked our first public tour to Peru since Covid. It was well worth the wait for the seventeen
The colors of the rainbow are ever-present in the lives of Luz Gabriela Valencia and Luz Clara Condori. Both of these young weavers are from Chinchero, Peru—a place where rainbows frequently arch over their heads.
Since the Inca rulers never wore the same garment twice and when they died the garments were burned, it’s not surprising that no other royal Inca tunics have yet been found.
To treasure a traditional handwoven textile is to know that such a thing is far more than a mere piece of
In October 2022 we visited the Uros communities on their floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca. I wondered why would
A two-and-a-half-hour boat ride from Puno on Lake Titicaca, itself a day’s bus ride from Cusco, brings you to the
We flew to Peru carrying precious cargo in our suitcases—seventeen 1-pound bags triple-wrapped in plastic, and labeled “Ground Indigofera Tinctoria”
Serve up the papas fritas, French fries, or pomme frites! May 30, 2024 will be the first-ever International Day of
When I first picked up the book Deep Rivers by José María Arguedas, I was fascinated that it was originally
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