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Descendants of the Incas

Children With Flowers

Children With FlowersOn the Friday before Easter children in the family pick red nuchu flowers to use as Easter decorations for the church or for making flower murals. Most people in Chinchero attend the Catholic church but many hold and practice Inca beliefs.

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    • A Peruvian Family

    • - A Peruvian Family
    • -- Chinchero Community
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      The Weavings

    • - Making and Dyeing Yarn
    • -- Chinchero Weavings
    • --- Learning to Weave
    • ---- Weavers and Looms
    • ----- Patterns of Chinchero

      Village Market

    • - The Village Market
    • -- Kids at the Market
    • --- Weavings at The Market
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    • Family Members in the Courtyard

      Family Members in the Courtyard


    • Looking Up From the Courtyard

      Looking Up From the Courtyard


    • Angel Callañaupa, Artist

      Angel Callañaupa, Artist


    • Yolanda Zaida Callañaupa, Knitting

      Yolanda Zaida Callañaupa, Knitting


    • Hat Knitted By Yolanda

      Hat Knitted By Yolanda


    • In the Courtyard

      In the Courtyard


    • The Traditional Manta of Chinchero

      The Traditional Manta of Chinchero


    • Guadalupe, Nilda

      Guadalupe, Nilda's Mother


    • Quino Callañaupa Weaving

      Quino Callañaupa Weaving

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