June 22, 2010


Many communities in the Sacred Valley of Peru still live according to the old ways, including this village, Amaru. They grow the plants that they use to create natural dyes, and also spin the wool from the animals they tend. Then, they also do the weaving of such incredible textiles. I asked this woman how old she was when she began to learn the intricacies of weaving - she was fourteen.

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