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Xapiri Ground

Art Gallery & Café (b,l,d; $$)

Xapiri Ground is the best art gallery for Amazonian art in Cusco and is an NGO whose goal is economic independence for Amazonian Indigenous communities.

Art exhibitions focus on artists from the Peruvian Amazon and upstairs is a shop where you can buy art from the Amazon. Follow Xapiri on Instagram to learn about their events. They frequently invite artists from the Peruvian Amazon when opening a new art exhibit and for other events.

Paintings by Pecon Quena at Xapiri

World-famous artists like the Shipibo painter Olinda Silvano and Pecon Quena are among the artists who have held events and workshops at Xapiri. They have everything from jewelry to ceramics and textile art to paintings on canvas or traditional Amazonian bark cloth. Most of their art is visual but they also have an isolated sound room with music from Amazonian musicians and singers.

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Art

Art & Artisanal Crafts

Cusco Coffee Shops

Text © Heather Jasper

Images by Heather Jasper