Threads of Peru Blog

Pitukiska is another of the communities that I first connected with as a volunteer for Q’ente. I remember the first time I travelled to Pitukiska, in 2010. Back then, the routine was to drive from Cusco to Calca – about an hour by public transit – and stay overnight in that town. Calca is probably my favourite town in the Sacred Valley: a little off the beaten track, its adjoining plazas in the heart of town are a jewel to behold with its lush palm trees and impressive colonial era church, all embraced by the rolling mountain peaks that rise up on either side of the Valley.

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Threads of Peru’s line of alpaca ponchos, part of our Quechua Collection are rooted in Andean culture and steeped in history. The Andean poncho is a traditional item of Andean dress that may date back to some of the earliest pre-Incan cultures. The poncho is composed of two rectangular pieces of fabric woven on the backstrap loom, each piece the width of the weaver’s body. The two pieces are subsequently sewn together, leaving an opening in the middle of the seam for the head to pass through. When worn, the poncho covers most of the upper body, protecting one from the cold, while still allowing free movement of the hands and arms.

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