Lonely Planet Peru - Sara Benson "Wood Carvings" Knotting between beads for ease

Knotting between beads for ease of moving fingers around the beads when saying prayers

rooted in Huichol concepts of soul-energy

Drapey and soft hand alpaca blend poncho with narrow rainbow bands of colored stripes and a simple banded finish on the edges

honoring and giving thanks to their life force and spirit

Lonely Planet Peru - Sara Benson "Wood Carvings" Knotting between beads for easeThe World Travel Organization ranked Peru as fourth top emerging destination in the Americas, and in 2004, the highest percentage of visitors to Peru (22%) were from the U. S. This all new revised edition, with more pages and new maps covering more off the beaten track destinations, includes a special Inca World feature written by British explorer Hugh Thomson, who discovered the Cota Coca site in 2002, and has written two books on Incan civilization