Mercado Artesanal de Písac

This guide to the Mercado Artesanal de Pisac, in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, follows Catalina Quispe, a produce seller who has worked the same square yard of the market for more than fifty years. Past the tourist textiles, it lingers with the mamitas spreading dozens of native potato varieties and the prized giant white corn of Cusco across woven cloths, and traces drinks like chicha de jora and api back to Inca-era qero cups. It asks what has really kept this market alive for centuries, long before anyone sold a poncho here.