My mother and I visited the Patacancha Awamaki supported weaving village. What a wonderful experience! The tour covered blackstrap weaving, dying, designing, and selling of the product. Our Awamaki volunteer guide was well versed in the daily life, health and well-being of the local people and could answer all our questions. We are glad we went and took advantage of... More

I posted a topic on tripadvisor about where to do a homestay in Peru and someone recommended Awamaki to us. For $30 USD/night including 3 meals we did a local homestay in Ollantaytambo. My fiance and I were a bit hesitant at first (him way more than me) wondering how awkward it might be to sleep in someone elses home,... More

We signed up for a woodworking workshop with Awamaki in December. There were four of us and we really enjoyed our carving time with Julio! It was one of the highlights of our Peru trip. Julio was enthusiastic and engaging. He talked about his growing up years as he learned the carving trade and about his ancestors and family. It... More

We visited the weaving cooperative in Patacancha. We were driven up from Ollantaytambo to Patacancha. An American volunteer accompanied us on the trip and explained the spinning, dying and weaving processes as we watched some of the ladies of the village spin and weave. This is an excellent opportunity to meet some of the Quechua people of the high Andes,... More

This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Peru. Going high up into the Andes and having the chance to meet some lady weavers was really interesting, even though I couldn't communicate with them because they only speak Quechua. We bought some pieces and I enjoyed learning about the special symbols on each piece of weaving and... More

The Awamaki tour of Patacancha was the most educational and life-changing experience I had in Peru. The opportunity to visit such a different part of the world blew my mind. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone and hope to do it all over again someday. I loved it. Side note: After shopping the stalls of Cusco I was... More

I just spent two weeks in the Sacred Vally and have to say that the half-day I spent visiting the Quechua village of Patacancha was the highlight of my trip. Although I couldn't communicate much (I don't speak Quechua- Spanish helps) I felt welcomed into their community and was so fascinated by everything I saw and learned about their culture... More

I VOLUNTEERed with Awamaki in Ollantaytambo for a month. Stayed with local family. Improved my spanish. Ate good food and visited local ruins. Many volunteering opportunities available: health, education, tourism... They always seem to be looking for volunteers. I did a week home stay and WEAVING IMMERSION program in Patacancha. Super amazing! Very cultural experience. Bring a sleeping bag, and... More

Not only did I really want to love Awamaki, I fully expected to. Unfortunately, this was actually the low light our vacation in Peru. My husband and I originally signed up for the woodworking workshop, but our reservation was lost. I emailed a couple days in advance to re-confirm as I had booked it a few months in advance and... More