Category Archives: Peru
The “Shining Path” leads Timotea to REALLY shine!
This woman with the big smile and even bigger heart has overcome incredible hardships, but sees each new day as an opportunity for success. Timotea is a native of Ayacucho, Peru, a centuries old Andean city perched 8,000 feet above … Continue reading
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Peru Update
As you know, our passion is to assist in providing a sustainable income for artisans and their families as well as a better education for their children. We recently had the opportunity of traveling to a village about 45 minute … Continue reading
Filed under Peru, Sustainable Income, Travel
Making better products for better lives
While in Peru, we arranged to work with a new group of artisans. Mostly women artisans, we worked to design and produce high quality jewelry and textile products to sell through our network of partners with the income providing the … Continue reading
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Building blocks of sustainble living
Sustainable income is afforded by not only the jewelry we import and sell through Exotic World Gifts, but also through roses that will be grown in their new greenhouse and sold in Lima. Continue reading
Filed under Peru, Sustainable Income, Travel
Transition from urban life to…
Transitioning from urban life to the ancient life of the Peruvian Inca lifestyle as we visit with our artisans in Peru and anticipate meeting new ones. We have lots planned for our time here and this is just the beginning. Continue reading
