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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Y. Mara Teresa Hernndez

Inspired by llamas, the desert and Mother Earth, these craftswomen weave sacred textiles

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave surrounded by the hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert.

“Spin the threads, girl,” her grandmother told her a half a century ago.

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