Amazonian crafts for sale in Lima are almost always Shipibo. Teams of Shipibo women and girls patrol the beaches, selling beautiful bracelets, necklaces, keyrings etc. made of traditional seeds and beads. Many spend the whole summer in Lima selling crafts and then go back to their communities when it's winter on the coast. They seem to have found a comfortable niche representing "the Selva" in Lima.Here's a website showing some more Shipibo art including pottery and textiles:
We met the woman in the picture on the beach at Chorrillos, and she told us that her husband also does ayahuasca tourism back in their community.
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