We managed cram a lot of cool stuff into our two days in Lima, the capital of Peru. Of course, we took in Lima’s UNESCO World Heritage Historic Centre and the amazing ruins of Pachacámac. But thanks to our guides Vanessa and Marek, was also got to visit some places that the big bus tours don’t include.
One of the most unexpected highlights was visiting the tiny workshops of three local artisans in the town of Lurín, just outside the archaeological complex of Pachacámac.
Lurín, Peru
From the outside, none of the workshops looked like much, but inside each was a treasure trove of delights.
Ccori Maki ceramic workshop
Our first stop was the Ccori Maki ceramic workshop.
Courtyard of Ccori Maki ceramic workshop
Sculpture telling the story of how the owner arrived in Lurín from the Andes
Racks and racks of moulds
Fresh out of the mould
Busy at work
Some of Ccori Maki’s pieces
The mask in the centre of the photo now hangs on our wall!
Next we visited another pottery, Urin Tambo.
The courtyard of the Urin Tambo workshop
Racks of little figures in various stages of production
Christmas decoration star-ting point (puns intended)
Helping put them together
The finished articles
Our final stop, Artinsania Quispe, specialised in loom-made tapestries.
One of the larger (home-made) looms in the main workspace of Artinsania Quispe
Three of the smaller looms
Wow, but this is super intricate!
Tapestry showing the life story of Artinsania Quispe’s owner
All three workshops are part of the Ichimay Wari local artisan cooperative.
This post was inspired by Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week, Man-Made.
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This is such a fun and appropriate post for this challenge today. Wonderfully done 😀
Thanks, Cee!
Wonderful! I absolutely adore that tapestry!
We got a long explanation of what it all means… Fascinating!