Kaito

Hand-spun wool yarn, dyed with natural colors, is called Kaito in Quechua. It's used for all kinds of traditional textiles but is getting increasingly harder to find. Fewer people are producing it locally because the market is shrinking as many people turn to synthetic yarn because it's cheaper.

COVID in Cusco: Week 27

September 19th 2020
Sunday, 13 Sept, 2020 I’ve been hearing a lot from my friends and family about the wildfires in Washington, Oregon and California. The red skies, even at 9am, the ash covering their cars parked outside and the choking smoke all make the west coast sound apocalyptic. I sympathize with their predicament and unfortunately I can also empathize a bit too well. The smoke in Cusco isn’t as t ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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