WELCOME TO "MONICAS INCA TREASURES"

                                      An online Gallery of Fair Trade Handcrafts from Peru!!!

                                                                              Monicas Inca Treasures is run by PERU ART AUSTRALIA (ABN 33727452080)

Helping the remote artists in Peru

These are the people of Peru we are helping.  These are the forgotten master craftspeople who have had the family art or craft passed down for generations.  It is these crafts that are at risk of been lost as the children are drawn to the bright lights of the big city, where at best they will wind up begging on the streets or abused by others because of their innocence.

Working together

We work with aid to artisan groups such as ATA, PRA Project and the Parubamba Weavers Association.  Opening new market channels using the internet and building a business infrastructure based on community values and needs.  We travel the rough roads and dont just tourist through a place, but stop and stay and work with the local community to find out what we can do for them. 

Weaver Santos Acasio, Gavina Tealdo (Head of Pra Project in Ayacucho) and me

Fair Trade

Everything that you see in my store is purchased direct from the artist who made it.  Nothing is purchased through agents or wholesalers.  Nothing I sell is fake or mislabeled.  Many ask why I do not sell much Alpaca clothing the answer is simple 99% of it is fake.  Everything is purchased at a fair price.  In turn we do not mark up our products with outrageous margins to you the customer.  We have paid in full our artists for all their works.

For a brighter future

These are weavers children, looms and weavings are a common sight at their home and they will become skillfull weavers one day.  We love to buy handwoven rugs at a fair price from their parents so they can grow up seeing that there is a brilliant future for them, that their craft will allow them to live well and will keep on

Weavers children, Ayacucho, Peru

If you would like to read about our trips to the Andes, our work with the artissans and see plenty of photos, please visit my travel blog down below:

Visit my travel blog at: www.peruweaving.com