Peruviana FW 2014 Collection now in!

Classic and high quality alpaca handloomed and hand knitted knitwear pieces are now available from Peruviana Shop! Check out our collection at http://www.peruvianashop.com

The art of preserving ancient Peruvian textile weaving in Cusco

Featured photo: Peekaboo! Children hang out with their moms while they create beautiful hand woven textiles at The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco. I wrote a previous post about The CTTC, a… Continue reading →

Our handloomed sexy racerback dress is on sale!

Stay cool with our handloomed racerback dress. Originally $110 USD it is now on sale for $79 USD. This is a casual, yet sexy summer dress hand made with Peruvian cotton and Baby… Continue reading →

Self-employed artisans in Arequipa

When I was traveling in Chivay, Arequipa, we visited the local market, Mercado de Chivay. I walked through all the stalls and couldn’t contain my excitement when I noticed that the women who… Continue reading →

Peruvian religious paraphernalia

While in Arequipa and Lima I photographed some religious decorative items. The candles were my favourite – I found them to be extremely beautiful due to their vivid colours mixed with gold accents.

La Raya – admiring the view while pretending I’m asleep

I made the mistake of making small talk to a woman at the start of my bus ride from Puno to Cusco – I was just being a friendly traveler and sometimes I… Continue reading →

Peruviana Shop’s Photoshoot in Lima

I would like to share with you some photos from our recent shoot in Lima! These photos were taken for the launch of the Peruviana Shop website. The photographer was my sister’s childhood… Continue reading →

Yma Sumac, Peruvian soprano (and Incan Princess)

Check out this amazing tune sung by Yma Sumac, (Incan Princess) and world-renowned Peruvian soprano with a 5 octave voice range. This song, “Gopher Mambo” was used in the films Ordinary Decent Criminal,… Continue reading →

Potato stand at San Camilo market, Arequipa

There are about 5,000 types of potato worldwide. And guess what? Peru has some 3,200 varieties, more than any other country. Farmers in Peru generally produce potatoes with minimal or no use of… Continue reading →

Relief detail, San Juan Bautista Church in Yanahuara district, Arequipa

Here is a close-up of the façade of the church that I promised. I love the flowers and the intertwined vegetation that rises upwards on the walls. Such beautiful carvings!

San Juan Bautista Church in Yanahuara district, Arequipa

I couldn’t get enough of the churches in Arequipa. Their relief surfaces are so ornate and a pleasure to look at – one can spend hours looking at all the intricate details –… Continue reading →

Fountain in Yanahuara district, Arequipa

This fountain is in the center of the main plaza right across the street from the San Juan Bautista Church in Yanahuara, Arequipa. What I liked about this fountain is the bright turquoise… Continue reading →

Peruvian painter and indigenist – José Sabogal

José Sabogal (Cajabamba, March 19, 1888 – Lima, December 15, 1956) I didn’t know anything about José Sabogal but I’d had my heart set on visiting the MALI (Museum of Art in Lima)… Continue reading →

MALI – Art Museum of Lima

I highly recommend visiting the MALI in Lima. I was just there a couple of months ago to see an exhibition on the very talented Peruvian painter José Sabogal. It was amazing… extremely… Continue reading →

My weaving workshop at the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC)

I decided to return to Cusco for a second time this year in order to take a weaving course at the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC – Centro de Textiles Tradicionales… Continue reading →

Welcome to the Peruviana Shop blog!

Thank you for visiting my blog. I traveled around Peru in 2013, rediscovering my roots and looking for inspiration for my new shop Peruviana Shop. At the same time, I am hoping to… Continue reading →