Experience Highlights
- Duration: Half day
Visit the community of Mullaka’s Misminay, located 75 minutes from Cuzco and discover the Andean lifestyle. Share with the local people the ancestral knowledge of this community choosing one of their daily activities: weaving seminar, agricultural or ethnobotany session.
During the Weaving Seminar, the hostess will teach you the techniques used since many centuries ago by their ancestors. They are still using some traditional old tools as the “Telar” made of wood, and for colouring they use natural tints that come from roots and typical plants.
In the agricultural session, you will have the chance to learn about ancient techniques, the tools used by the Incas which they still use daily. You will learn about the different products that come from their fields and what they produce.
The Ethnobotany session will show you the local herbs that we can use for some sicknesses. Leran how to chop the herbs and about what proportions should be used for medicine.
Finally, discover more of Peruvian gastronomy and enjoy a delicious brunch made by their local products.
Kerry Cook
Travel Specialist
Misminay Community
