1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - Chinchero is nearly 12,000 feet high and in the cool mountain air, we appreciated the warmth of native alpaca wool.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - Even as she concentrated on weaving her threads, this woman still could smile for her visitors.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - It's a communal learning experience for these weavers as they practice an art more than 1,500 years old.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - The weathered face of a woman who has spent her life in the high Andes.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - The director of the Center for Traditional Textiles gave us an explanation of the steps involved in the traditional weaving process.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - Another of the traditional weavers of Chinchero.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - Two of the native women demonstrate how they work together to create a multi-colored blanket.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - A prime objective of the Center for Traditional Textiles is to pass on the ancient skills to a new generation.  Here young girls are taught the patience, care, and attention to detail required to make the colorful textiles so prevalent in Peru.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - We saw how the dyes were made that gave the Peruvian textiles their vivid colors.
CHINCHERO, PERU - Chinchero is nearly 12,000 feet high and in the cool mountain air, we appreciated the warmth of native alpaca wool.
1000places > CHINCHERO, PERU - Chinchero is nearly 12,000 feet high and in the cool mountain air, we appreciated the warmth of native alpaca wool.
CHINCHERO, PERU - Chinchero is nearly 12,000 feet high and in the cool mountain air, we appreciated the warmth of native alpaca wool.
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