TOMÁS MAMANI
Colquepata, Cusco
3679 masl
District : Paucartambo
Province: Paucartambo
Region : Cusco
Colquepata registers peaceful landscapes, this district is one of Paucartambo, province denominated as the folkloric capital of the country, for the Festivity of the Virgin of Carmen on July 16 and other expressions of immaterial culture, when passing through this locality you can enjoy the Checopia Cascay lagoon.
Tomas learned to embroider at a very young age, as he says for love of his culture. Today he works with his wife Santusa, she is a true master of the backstrap loom, both have been weaving and embroidering stories for more than 20 years. Today their workshop and their weavings are their main economic activity.