Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco
A nonprofit textile center where you can watch Andean village women weave on site. It includes a free small museum and a fair-trade shop.
The Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco was founded in 1996 by Chinchero weaver Nilda Callañaupa. It works to preserve traditional weaving techniques in more than a dozen communities around Cusco and is located on Avenida del Sol. The shop has a free small museum that explains natural dyes, spinning and the meanings of patterns. Women from different villages often wear traditional dress and demonstrate backstrap weaving on site. The attached shop sells alpaca shawls, belts and wall hangings bought directly from the weavers. Prices are higher than in the market, but the quality and origins are reliable. A visit takes about 30–60 minutes.
Opening hours
About 07:30–20:30
Nearby sights
- Qorikancha
- Museo Machu Picchu – Casa Concha
- Church of the Society of Jesus, Cusco
- Basilica and Convent of La Merced, Cusco
- Twelve-Angled Stone & Hatun Rumiyoc Street
- Plaza de Armas, Cusco
- Cusco Cathedral
- San Blas