Pottery from Raqchi · Cusco
Pottery from Raqchi, made with ancestral techniques
Máximo Amaru's family workshop in Raqchi, San Pedro, Canchis. Each piece is built by hand with the coiling technique used by Inca potters and decorated with natural paints.
Cultural Heritage of the Nation
The knowledge, skills and practices of Raqchi pottery are recognized as Cultural Heritage of the Nation by Peru's Ministry of Culture.
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Pieces from the workshop
Ceremonial and decorative
Aríbalo
From S/ 60 · 5 sizes
- Small S/ 60
- Medium S/ 95
- Large S/ 160
- Giant 50 cm S/ 400
- Giant 80 cm S/ 950
Ceremonial and decorative
Kero
From S/ 45 · 4 sizes
- Small S/ 45
- Medium S/ 90
- Large S/ 400
- Giant S/ 850
Ceremonial and decorative
Salamanca
From S/ 60 · 2 sizes
- Small S/ 60
- Large S/ 90
Ceremonial and decorative
Kinsaqocha
From S/ 80 · 2 sizes
- Small S/ 80
- Large S/ 100
Ceremonial and decorative
Tikachurana
From S/ 75 · 2 sizes
- Small S/ 75
- Large S/ 90
Drinkware
Teapot
S/ 50
- S/ 50
Tableware
Bread and Fruit Plate
S/ 60
- S/ 60
Drinkware
Kero Cup
From S/ 18 · 3 sizes
- 6 cm S/ 18
- 7 cm S/ 20
- 8 cm S/ 22
The founder
Máximo Amaru
Born in Raqchi, with Quechua as a first language, Máximo Amaru is an economist from the National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cusco and a licensed tour guide. Sañu was founded in that same community: the workshop where the Amaru family makes aríbalos, keros and tableware with the coiling technique.
Amaru means serpent in Quechua. That is why the S in Sañu is a serpent: it carries the founder's surname.
Sañu keeps Inca shaping and decoration techniques alive and applies them to pieces for everyday use, from the dinner table to the mate cup.
- Raqchi
- Birthplace and workshop
- Quechua
- First language
- Economist
- National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cusco
- Tour guide
- Licensed guide, trained at ISTTA
- Coiling
- Inca shaping technique
- National Award
- Took part in the National Award for Peruvian Craft Design
Workshop in Raqchi
Shape your own piece in Raqchi
A pottery class with traditional techniques at the Amaru family's workshop, on the route from Cusco to Raqchi. Materials included.
- Sessions09:00 to 13:00 · 14:00 to 17:00
- Duration2 h 15 min
- Group of 4S/ 80 per person
- Group of 3S/ 120 per person
- CapacityUp to 16 people
Payment
How to pay
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