Parallel and east of La Costa is La Sierra, the central region that is part of the Cordillera de los Andes. The Andes is a mountain range that streaches through parts of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Argentina. It even has sub-chains that go as far as Columbia, in the north, and Tierra del Fuego in the south. La Sierra covers about thirty perc

Traditional Quechua weavers are found in the highland Andes. They weave all of their own clothing including a rectangular fabric called a mants. It is used as a shawl slung across their back and tied around their shoulders as a carry all. The tradition of Andean weaving is slowly disappearing as the younger people migrate to the cities. Garmets are made using alpaca, llama. and sheep fibers. Some of the fivers are dyed using natural dye from plants, insects, and rocks. Black, for example, is made by bioling a mixture of leaves and rocks together. The designs and motifs called tocupas are used to record ancient wisdom. There woven records of ancient inconography are based on the Incan concepts of mythic lore, tribal customs and agriculture. The tocapus are geometric motifs set inside rectangular or square frames. Diamond triangle, crosses and dot are typical motifs. For example, a combination of animal motifs, the diamond, surrounded by triangles, denote a village. Zigzagging !

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