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Spinning a Yarn

Urubamba, Peru

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VJ Singh
My enduring memory of this visit was watching a group of women unraveling their yarn đŸ§¶ with hands moving so fast it was mesmerising to watch.
Chinchero is a small Andean village near Urubamba. A handicrafts market is held here thrice a week - and it’s a great place to meet the local people.
Or to haggle for textiles. Or vegetables. Or a 🐓. To learn how to distinguish between the various Andean tribes based on their different, wildly colorful hats. To catch a weaving demonstration at a local workshop. And marvel at how every color in the wool comes from a natural dye source.
And my favorite: To make an old lady laugh by showing her pictures on my viewfinder of her own toothy grin from different angles.