Chichubamba is a community found at 8,815 feet above sea level in the heart of the Sacred Valley that is home to around 180 families. The community is dedicated to activities such as agriculture and livestock, but also the raising of guinea pigs, ceramics production, and many other traditional activities that they like to share with visitors. In Chichubamba you will experience up close what rural families do on a daily basis all while surrounded by a beautiful green countryside.
Objective of the workshops: To showcase the rich cultural heritage passed down through the ages that has been ardently preserved by the community, and to provide insight into their traditional crafts and daily life through immersive experiences in each workshop session.
Duration: The duration of these workshops typically ranges from 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the level of interest and participation from our visitors. As you move through different locations within the community, you’ll engage in a variety of activities, including: the breeding of guinea pigs, agriculture, beekeeping, production of Chicha de Jora, chocolate and coffee making, and ceramics. Then you can enjoy a delicious Andean lunch surrounded by nature.
Itinerary
CERAMIC WORKSHOP
A welcome greeting by the members of the community, then we proceed to show then the workshop and the different accesses have, then we can go to the clay kneading and molding area where you can observe the preparation of the clay paste that will serve as the basis for the elaboration of the diversity of ceramics and utilities, then the molding of the clay on the lathe is shown with the participation of the guests, once the piece made this passes to the burning phase in the ovens.
Then it goes to the final phase where you can paint your pottery yourself with the different designs that they show you and at the end we can take a piece of art made with our own hands as a souvenir.
GUINEA PIG WORKSHOP
In this workshop they are taught about the breeding of the guinea pig, they are given a brief explanation about the origin of the guinea pig and what is the meaning for the community and the different benefits it has.
Then they go on to see the different breeds of guinea pigs they have, their particular characteristics, breeding techniques, their mating time and the selection by age and sex. Finally, they are taught how to prepare their food and feed them, to then feed them and take photos.
CHICHA WORKSHOP
With this workshop, we can learn about the elaboration of chicha. In Inca times it was used as a sacred drink with which the Pachamama (Mother Earth) was thanked and until today it is consumed by the inhabitants in the traditional Chicherías after a job, they are shown how this activity is carried out and how long it takes to finish its process, we can appreciate the grinding of the corn, and then they will see the cooking of the huiñapo invited with various typical herbs, then the guests participate in the filtering in strainers made of straw We will also be able to observe the different types of corn that are used to make Chicha and you will finally be able to taste a delicious glass of Chicha or Frutillada.
BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP
In this workshop we will live one of the sweetest and most dangerous experiences of the tour, where you will face your own fears, you will teach us about bee breeding and you will have a brief explanation about the history of bees, they are smoked, then we invite you to come closer to the place where the boxes with the honeycombs are located, they will also be taught care and how to extract honey from the diapers. At the end we can taste the nectar of fresh honey.
AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP
In this workshop we will be able to observe the process and management of natural, ancestral and medicinal plants, we proceed to show them and give them a brief explanation of the climatic behavior in relation to the seasons and how, according to this, different types of products such as tubers are cultivated. and vegetables.
They are shown the different tools that are used in farm work such as chaquitaqllas to the plow by cattle team. The guest participates in plowing the land, planting, weeding or harvesting depending on the season, each person will be able to collect plants medicines in a basket to later be able to consume each one of them in mates and be able to taste the different flavors and properties of each one.
COFFEE WORKSHOP
We proceed to show them the workshop and give them a brief explanation and show them the coffee in its different varieties, then and with the participation of the guests, they go on to show them the roasting process and its different techniques, then they participate in the grinding process in which teaches the different grinding points depending on the past or filtering system that is used later.
Finally, the past of the drop-by-drop coffee will be made, and the pot coffee sweetened with panela or chancaca from Quillabamba, guests will be invited to taste it.
COCOA AND CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP
We will learn where the seed comes from and how homemade chocolate is made with select Cacao beans, then we will show you the roasting, grinding and kneading process for its transformation into pure paste chocolate and its various variants, you will be taught chocolate molding. and each participant will be able to make a chocolate mold, and finally we will be able to taste a delicious cup of chocolate.
Included
INCLUDED:
- Tourism transport.
- Official tour guide.
- Local interpreter.
- Lunch prepared by the community.
- Three activities (Chicha, guinea pig and ceramics worshop).
- Biosecurity protocols.
NOT INCLUDED:
- Activities not mentioned above.
- Drinks and extra expenses.
Recommendations
WE RECOMMEND TO BRING:
- Passport or Identity Document.
- Video and/or photographic camera.
- Light clothing and comfortable shoes.
- A personal backpack.
- Rain poncho.
- Mosquito repellent.
- Hat.
- Binoculars.
- Sunglasses and plastic bag.
- Water Canteen or Bottle of mineral water.
- Medicines and personal things.
- Carry coins in small denominations Soles or Dollars
