TEXTIL SULCA

It began as a family project in the city of Huamanga-Ayacucho, when Don Benigno Sulca Sauñe and his wife Teresa Leon, along with their five children, produced handcrafted textiles. Due to the political and social circumstances that Peru was experiencing in the 1980s, including terrorism, which affected several families and forced them to engage in various activities, the Sulca family decided to promote a project to benefit young people, single mothers, and vulnerable families, focusing on the production of pre-Columbian textiles and thus providing a means of economic support. The Sulca family's creativity and skill in textile art grew, and Benigno Sulca was invited by various provincial and regional municipalities to showcase his contributions to textile art and teach other artisans from different communities. Later, Mr. Walter Sulca Leon, the third son of Don Benigno and Teresa Leon, moved to Cusco to continue promoting his art, as Cusco is a popular tourist and cultural destination. Walter Sulca Leon and his wife, Elizabeth Flores Pareja, decided to start the "SULCA TEXTILE HOUSE-MUSEUM" project, located in the Huayllarcocha community of Cusco. This project features workshops on living culture, a reserve for South American camelids, and an art gallery showcasing his pre-Columbian and contemporary textiles. The private Sulca "Kumpicamayuc" Museum, considered the greatest weavers of all time, also houses more than 100 collectible textile pieces in all its galleries, reflecting the entire cultural history of our Ancient Peru. We are also a Center for the Production and Interpretation of pre-Columbian and contemporary textiles, where we showcase the ancestral techniques and designs of ancient Peruvians, continuing their material and cultural legacy. We work together with artisans from Andean communities in Peru, allowing them to maintain their cultural identity, history, and traditions, thereby supporting them in achieving a better quality of life. We also promote fair trade.