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CENTRO QOSQO DE ARTE NATIVO
( 22-7901; Av El Sol 604; admission with boleto turístico) Has performances of Andean music
and dance at 6:45pm every night.

| Performing Arts

Shopping

Artisan Workshops

San Blas, Cuzco's artisan quarter, is a top spot for shopping - with the workshops and
showrooms of the city's top artisans. Some of the best:

Taller Olave Offline map Google map ( 23-1835; Plaza San Blas 651) Sells reproductions of
colonial sculptures and precolonial ceramics.

Taller Mendivil Offline map Google map ( 23-3247); city center (cnr Hatunrumiyoc &
Choquechaca); San Blas (Cuesta de San Blas, Plaza San Blas) Nationally famous for its giraffe-
necked religious figures and sun-shaped mirrors.

Taller and Museo Mérida Offline map Google map ( 22-1714; Carmen Alto 133) Striking
earthenware statues that straddle the border between craft and art.

Textiles

CENTRO DE TEXTILES

TRADICIONALES DEL CUZCO
( 22-8117; www.textilescusco.org ; Av El Sol 603A; 7:30am-8:30pm Mon-Sat, 8:30am-8:30pm Sun)
This nonprofit organization, founded in 1996, promotes the survival of traditional weav-
ing. It also stocks some of the most exquisite textiles around - hand-crafted, from sheep or
alpaca wool (no synthetic fibers here). On some days, there are shop-floor demonstrations.
This is the real deal - so expect to pay top-shelf prices.

| Handicrafts

INKAKUNAQ RUWAYNIN
Offline map Google map
( 26-0942; www.tejidosandinos.com ; inside CBC, Tullumayo 274; 9am-7pm) This weaving co-
operative selling high-quality goods is run by 12 mountain communities from Cuzco and

| Handicrafts