{"id":13094,"date":"2020-08-03T11:29:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/our-artisans\/arte-aymara-tricots\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:55:34","slug":"arte-aymara-knits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/our-artisans\/arte-aymara-knits\/","title":{"rendered":"Arte-Aymara (knits)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Arte-Aymara Association<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Arte-Aymara artisans\u2019 association aims to preserve and promote Aymara Indigenous culture, in part through the fair-trade marketing of their handicrafts. Its members work with alpaca fiber according to the customs and traditions of their ancestors. Spinning alpaca fiber and hand knitting are integral parts of their daily lives. The vast majority of the artisans have their own alpaca herds and carry out every step of production, from breeding to the finished product.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Learn more about spinning and knitting&#8221; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fpachamamacanada.com%2Fen%2Fhandmade%2Fknitting|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595608169297{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4761 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bande-photos-visages_960x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bande-photos-visages_960x128.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bande-photos-visages_960x128-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bande-photos-visages_960x128-768x102.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1764186580240{margin-top: 90px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who are these artisans?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=&#8221;shadow&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595608169297{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GA7CDFtvWaE&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1754516535113{border: 12px initial !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u00bb Arte-Aymara brings together 8 communities, uniting more than 200 artisans.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb The association is composed mainly of women. This collective contributes to their empowerment and personal fulfillment while allowing them to participate in the family income.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb The Aymara are the second-largest Indigenous group in Peru.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb They live in the greater Lake Titicaca region, at altitudes ranging from 3,800 to 5,500 meters (12,500 to 18,000 feet).<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Most rely on camelid breeding or subsistence agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Working with alpaca fiber is a way of life for these Andean communities\u2014one that must be preserved.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595608169297{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid gap=&#8221;15&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1764186553688-df8db98b7196b54b82125dde16f14b0e-4&#8243; include=&#8221;4765,4769,4774&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1596223054717{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #8fc8c6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Discover the beautiful knitwear made by these artisans.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>body:not(.is-mobile) .b-button-1049073202 a.button:hover {border-color: #000000;color: #000000;}<\/style><div class=\"barberry-button-container b-button_center b-button-1049073202\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/categorie-produit\/knitted-and-woven-products\" class=\"b-button_normal button\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-color:#000000\">View the knits<\/a><\/div>\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    [\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Arte-Aymara Association [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Arte-Aymara artisans\u2019 association aims to preserve and promote Aymara\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5213,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13094","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13094"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13855,"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13094\/revisions\/13855"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pachamamacanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}