Daughter of the Andes
The brightly coloured town of Filandia is the perfect place to relax and smell the Colombian coffee.
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The art of weaving is changing lives in Peru
“When I am feeling bad I stay in my house and am bored. Then I go to weave at the local weaving centre with my companions until I forget about feeling bad. When I am sad or I’m bothered and I start weaving, it all quickly goes away.”
Dying yarn the Peruvian way
A smoky day in the mountains of Cusco watching yarn being transformed with natural dyes.
Ethical shopping in Cusco
Maybe being a responsible budget traveller is about knowing when and how you should be spending your money, as well as knowing when to save.
Helping out behind the scenes at the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco
New projects, websites, photo shoots and dye workshops. With my passion for arts and health and a new found love of Andean textiles, the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC) in Peru was the perfect place to volunteer.
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