The handicrafts market of the Machu Picchu district is one of the most important for production, exhibition and trading of decorative, utilitarian and consumption items, in addition to the handicrafts.
The production areas are located here in Machu Picchu or in its agricultural communities. There are also craftsmen from Cusco, Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and other areas displaying their wares.
Colonial or contemporary Inca art finds its expression in most of the products that are on sale or on show. This art can be best appreciated in the following items:
· Carvings and cuttings
· Inca pottery
· Textile and carpets
· Woolen vicuña and alpaca fabrics
· Silverware and jewelry
· Plaster casts
· Repoussé leather items
· Paintings and canvases from the Cusco school
· Straw basketwork
· Antiques
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