Quinua
A small Andean village famed for pottery, where every rooftop displays a clay “little church” for blessing, and where you can visit pottery workshops.
Quinua is Ayacucho's most famous pottery village. Villagers fire red clay into colorfully painted ceramics such as little churches, musicians and animals. According to local custom, when a new house is completed, a clay mini-church is placed on its roof to pray for safety, and the village's rooftops create a distinctive scene. Along the main street are pottery workshops and small shops, where you can watch artisans at work and buy directly, at prices lower than in the city. The village is small and peaceful, with adobe houses and a little church on its plaza. It is only about 1 km from the historic battlefield and can be reached on foot or on horseback.
Opening hours
Workshops open during the day
Nearby sights
- Pampa de Ayacucho Historic Sanctuary
- Wari Archaeological Complex
- Museo Histórico Regional Hipólito Unanue
- Museo de la Memoria (ANFASEP)
- Church of Santo Domingo, Ayacucho
- Ayacucho Cathedral
- Casona Boza y Solís
- Plaza de Armas de Ayacucho