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These Quechua women in Awana Kancha have taken the tradition of weaving which was passed down to them from the Inca times. As in almost all Quechua ethnic groups, many traditional handicrafts are an important aspect of material culture. Their weaving process includes the use of cotton, wool from llamas, alpacas, guanacos, vicunas and a variety of natural dyes. Awana Kancha, which means Palace of the Weavers in Quechua, is a textile center in the Cusco-Pisac road of Peru. Women from different…

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